Chemo TDM1 Round 4

The total keeps increasing with each round of treatment, 21 rounds complete, 4 of the newest targeted medicine. Do I feel confident that the medicine is doing its job and actually killing any cancer cells that could be hiding? Truthfully, no. Do I have HOPE that is? Yes. It is hard to be overly confident when the last time I was told all the cancer was gone while receiving both standard chemotherapy and targeted treatments. Being realistic is a place that I am happy to chill in this time.

My mom came with me again for this round.

I think she has a little bit too much fun while she is there. First she roamed the entire infusion center looking at all the quilts that have been donated. Then she decided we both needed flu shots and since they had lots of needles here, it was the perfect place to receive them. Last she asked every nurse and patient about the port pillows that she makes and we donate. My mom is pretty laid back, dare I say quiet when compared to my father, but not today! She was walking into nurse’s stations and grabbing port pillows asking patients if they needed them. Then she lectured the nurses on needing to offer more than one so they had enough for all their vehicles. I mean, it’s true, you need one for every vehicle because with chemo brain you forget to grab that thing 90% of the time. She had me grinning the whole time.

The port pillows is something that has been near and dear to our hearts since I got my first one a few years ago. My mom and I have even discussed the possibility of creating a page on the website to offer to mail port pillows to cancer patients. As much as I think we should I am hesitant to do it and then have a supply and demand issue. If you are reading this I would love input on it.