Liz - I am so glad for the bright note that came into your life with the pics of your granddaughter! Grab on to all the bright spots you can. I really can relate to your comparison between Robin and a pet that you had. I did the same thing when my son was experiencing the worst of the treatment and I would see him sitting cross legged on his bed in a darkened room, and leaning over his soup bowl of chicken broth - It SO reminded me of a cat that I had when he got sick and would just lay there, leaning over his water dish, staring straight down over the bowl. My son told me later, that he had been waiting for the waves of nausea to subside and work up the energy to take a sip of broth. Things really do get better tho', so enjoy your granddaughter and all the bright spots you can!