Is it the weekend or better yet, is it October? We went into this week with a positive outlook and things just did not pan out as hoped.
5am Monday morning I woke up with a stomach bug. As most of you know germs and Brandon/whole Penn oncology unit do not mix. So Becky and Brandon headed off to treatment. I transferred myself and a bucket of ice chips over to Becky's room so I would not infect our suite. Brandon getting sick would result in him being hooked up to fluids for an extra 2 days. That is the last thing we wanted, so Becky was left to taking care of the both of us. I pretty much felt awful that I couldn't be there with Brandon while he got pumped with the neon yellow superhero liquid. (aka Methotrexate) but understood it was for the best. Brandon's treatments are pretty standard now. The only thing that seems to vary are the side effects, did you know there are pages of side effects for all these cancer drugs? There is ringing of the ears, sore throat, side pains, nose bleeds, extreme fatigue, etc etc and Brandon never knows which he'll wake up with for the day. So for right now that is our biggest struggle. We just go to bed every day believing the next day will be better.
Big thanks Becky for taking care of us this week. She told me that is what Mom's are for and I'm pretty sure Brandon and I have the 2 best moms in the world.
Ending on a positive note, cycle 2 is over, GO BRANDON!
You do have the two best moms in the world!! Hope your feeling better Sam! Im sure it feels small compared to what Brandon is going through, but glad you have a mom taking care of you as well. How many cycles does he go through? Xoxo
ReplyDeleteWe know Becky is a great mom & Sam's mom is undoubtedly wonderful too. Congratulations on completing this cycle; we admire your courage and enduring love for each other. Love & faith is what will get you through this. Our prayers are of you constantly.
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