Friday, December 30, 2011

Treatments Start Tuesday

Joanne begins her treatments on Tuesday starting with Chemotherapy. There are 2 types of Chemo, one is Cisplatin & it is milder & you have much less hair loss, the other is stronger, called Carbo/Taxol, & you definitely loose your hair. We don't know which she is getting yet.
The results of her PET scan have not come back either, we were really hoping to get them quicker.
I am so sad that I am not with her, they took so long to get things going that both myself & our younger sister Debra are at home.( Debra leaves on Monday ) Joanne has my mom but I worry about her, she is taking this hard, she is 80 yrs old & just had a stroke last year. Mom is a miracle herself, she barely has any noticeable signs of her stroke except minor memory loss.
Joanne promises to fight as hard as she can & that's all we can hope for.
Mom with Joanne & Debra ♥

5 comments:

Tara said...

You have my prayers for your sister...

WigglyZack said...

I feel for all of you. The New Year will bring better everything - I just know it. Hang in there. Our thoughts are with you.

Dianne SS said...

That is difficult for your mom--she is a very strong woman, but being 80 is a factor. Although you can't be in TBay, I'm sure that the fact you were there for 2 weeks has helped Joanne to have added determination and strength.

Diana said...

Prayer for you and your family.

I love the new blog header, just beautiful.

Squishy said...

You and your family are always iny thoughts and prayers. And Happy New Year. Oxoxox!