I'm in my Mom's room approximately 20 hours a day. This morning I left my Mom's room for 5 minutes and I missed the most exciting thing to happen since my Mom has checked back into the hospital, a helicopter landing on the helipad right outside our window. My Mom said it was pretty cool.
We are currently in the middle of chemo day 2. Mom has been handling everything great and I'm very proud of her. Her appetite has decreased but her energy level is good. She's able to get around very well on her scooter and she has even been scootering outside her room around the 9th floor some. Before she fractured her ankle we use to do laps around the 9th floor 3 times a day. Once she fractured her ankle we had to stop because it was too hard for her to get around with the walker. The scooter has been fantastic and I highly recommend it for anyone with a below the knee injury. It's a thousand times better than crutches or a walker.
My Mom's blood cell counts are still good so she hasn't needed any blood or platelet transfusions. However, her potassium and magnesium are both low so she's being supplemented. Our morning visit with her doctors went well and they are happy with the way things are going.
We have been passing our time by watching TV (Homeland, Boardwalk Empire, X factor, the Voice) playing words with friends and thanks to my niece we are both addicted to the my horse app.
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