Thank you Ginny, Minnie and Petey.
I am going to stop by and visit my Nana today, I am going to explain that her dog coming adds to the level of stress and I won't be able to relax and even ask how she (Nana) is dealing with all this. Mom is on my side now, I nearly broke telling her upset it made me the other day. I sat down with my dad and girls last night and explained that as of right then there were new rules and expectations. As for the meds....I am going to the doctor today. I don't really want to take anything, but would like something on hand. When my brother died a few years back I tried something and I waslked around like a zombie and looked like a nervous german shepard yawning....have you ever seen one do that?? That's what I felt like! As for mom....she had a great day yesterday! She planted and cleaned her garden area, she went shopping ofr plants with dad, she was able to be up all day....the med her RO gave her has been wonderful! The only upset she had was early this moring she woke up thinking abuot what my sister had asked her about going out shopping for wigs. I never thought about her losing her hair with radiation. Have you heard of anyone having this happen? I know with chemo it can. Trying to be upbeat, I know that helps. As I tell my kids and my sister often....even if you aren't having a good time, pretend that you are, eventually you may believe it. I know ... goofy, sounds like BS, but I think it ca also turn a mood around if you try hard enough. Going to follow my own advice today.
Hope everyone has a wonderful, peaceful and easy day!


Donna
CG to Mom, dx 4/25/07 with tongue cancer,T3N0,tx began 7/6/07, 31 tx's of IMRT, 8 cycles of Erbitux. Brachytherapy, surgery, left neck dissection and temp trach placed all on 9/17/07, trach removed 10/17/07. ORN of jaw, late effect of radiation symptoms. **lost my beautiful mother on 5/5/11.