LOU SURVIVES CHEMO TRIP

Today Lou is doing better than other family members. Mary Kathryn is having severe back spasms, Mark is still fighting a heavy cold, Sue is taking stress test to test her heart after the esophogus test was normal.

Kathy, Val and Jim and I got up at 5 and left at 6 to get Lou to her 8:30 appointment. Too early to eat any breakfast so we noshed on granola bars in the car. Got Lou there on time. She had her blood tests and we will call Wednesday to get the CA125 results. Dr. Hancock believes it will be down based on how well Lou has done this last week. She had her chemo but they had more problems than usual. They didn't start with Benedril and had a lot of problems getting the needles in. She had an allergic reaction of her palms turning red and itching so they stopped, added the Benedril and finished the chemo about 1. At noon Jim, Val and I went to Chik-Fil-A to eat and bring some back to Kathy. Lou was sleeping and we didn't get her order. So we stopped by Chik-Fil-A to pick up some nuggets and waffle fries for Lou on the way home. The others headed back to San Antonio and we headed for Halsell Hill getting home before 4.

I started laundry and finished it before going to bed so it has been a productive day. Lou is feeling beatup but OK as she went to bed later than usual. She spent much of the day napping during the chemo and even tonight after we got home. Hopefully this round of chemo will keep her improving. Dr. Hancock suggested waiting 4 weeks for the next round, but agreed to 5 weeks after Lou mentioned that she had a Regent's meeting February 20. We will see if she recovers enough to make that trip. Last Saturday a week ago I wouldn't have given it much of a chance but this last week had shown a lot of improvement.

Thanks for the prayers that are working along with the chemo.