Nelie,
Thanks, and I honestly do realize (to the best of my ability) how awful she must be feeling. If you only knew her before she got ill... She was like Wonder Woman. I am not frustrated - I am concerned, as is everyone who sees her, including her nurse practitioners and doctors. That is why I was looking for some "real life experience" here. I would do anything to help my mom feel better and help her get better. But, given that I do not know anyone who has gone through this before, it is hard for me to know what is normal. I read this site and there is so much discussion of people pushing themselves to go back to work just weeks after their treatment, or at least looking forward to trying new things, and my concern was more that she lacks and and all of that motivation. I realize it will take time, I just want to make sure we are on the right track. Based on your experience it sounds like we are.

Thanks again,
Amy


Caretaker to my best friend, my mom. Age 60 - never smoked or drank. St IVA oropharynx. 37 radiation tx, 8 carboplatin tx. Diag 5/31/07-TX completed 8/16/07-good PET 10/10/07. Passed away 3/28/08 due to weakened blood vessels from tx. Now watching over her triplet grandsons born on 5/19/08.