Dana Farber C. I.

[Swimmer]

Sitting here in Weymouth watching my 85 year old mother doze off while she.receives a two hour drip i v of sodium cloride because the chemo she is getting is reeking havoc on her body. About eight weeks ago she had 11 inches of her colon and small intestine out because of a cancerous 10 mm lesion. She had a.stomach tumor out five years ago and didn't have chemo then because her lymph nodes were all clean. This time one node of the 23 they tested had a few agressive cells, so she chose to undergo chemotherapy. Her reply to the oncologist at the time when asked was, hey i am not a quitter, of course i'll do it. Many second thoughts are being had though now. She is dozing now, passing gas with abandoned while asleep, in the chair. At 85 death is always nearby, but even moreso in this weakened state.

The imodum hasn't stop the diahrea, so her nurse is giving her a script for something much stronger. Hope that works so she regains some weight. Five months of chemo if she chooses to go the distance.

After we left left tha Dana Farber, and were home about forty minutes I had to bring her back to the E.R. at South Shoe, because her INR test came back 16.3, which basically means her blood was thinner than water. They are going to keep her overnight and give her vitamin K and more potasium. I assume her INR test being what it is was the reason she was so weak the last few days. Get that straightened out and get her on heavier meds for the diahrea she get stronger.