I know my mom is excited about her sister Darlene arriving tomorrow. They have not lived close by for at least 30 years, but they talk weekly. Darlene was out a month ago. At that time we were hoping mom would get the stem cell transplant, but we were given bad news and her leukemia doubled and that was not an option anymore. So my mom decided to do the 7 days 24 hours a day chemotherapy treatment plan.
Unfortunately that did not work also. It seemed mom was doing well with that deadly chemo treatment but about five days after the intense treatment the effects hit. And they hit hard. Mom's speech started to slur and her appetite decreased tremndously. She would tell us the food tasted like metalic and she would also have a hard time chewing and shallowing. So mom has been drinking smoothies, juices and eating ice cream.
I look forward to Darlene arriving because she has a cheery and funny spirit. I know when I emailed her that my mom seemed to not want to try anymore that gave her the motivation to come out to California and she what she could do. I am also sure our weather is a little less HOT and NOT so humid as Minnesota gets in the summer. My brother Mike and his wife Lisa go to the airport tomorrow to pick her up.
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