Thursday, October 12th

We’ve decided Kerrie is faking the whole nausea bit just so she can get back rubs!

Dr. Jana had said Kerrie wouldn’t feel nausea with this particular chemo, but she’s been sick every day. She didn’t really have nausea with the last two rounds of chemo, and she should have, so she’s either doing things a little backwards… or she’s faking the whole thing so Mom and I will spend hours at a time rubbing her head and rubbing her back. We’re both a couple of suckers for her sad eye looks and those pleading, pouting lips.

She’ll start a different kind of chemo, on Saturday, so we hope that one won’t make her so sick to her stomach. There are some dangerous side effects with that one though… it can cause serious damage to the bladder, so her nursing staff has to make sure she uses the bathroom every two hours and they will be giving her lots of fluids to help her to flush out her system. There won’t be much sleep for her between Saturday and Monday, as they will have to wake her to use the bathroom at night…so she’ll have to take lots of two hour “cat naps”.

For the most part it’s been a pretty uneventful week so far. We’ve spent lots of time watching movies, playing board games, taking walks in the halls and watching the snow fall out the window.

The countdown continues…. With 5 days to go until transplant.

Jenn