Whew! What a week. We're all feeling pretty worn down around here. These last two weeks with only two days of chemo were supposed to give Lily some time to build up her strength because we are back to chemotherapy every day next week. Unfortunately, it hasn't worked out that way. Lily has continued to have stomach pain and lose weight. She is usually in pretty good spirits throughout the day, however, and has been  working on Valentine's crafts and doing some sewing, but at night she has a hard time sleeping and experiences a lot of pain and numbness.

 Lily has also started losing her hair by the handfuls. I am surprised at how easily she has accepted this as just part of the process.  In the past, she never wanted her hair cut and always liked it down and long. Unimportant things like this just don't seem to matter any more.

 It is obvious from the severe symptoms that Lily has been having that she is particularly sensitive to the Vincristine chemo. The doctor plans on cutting back her dosing for now and hopefully that will help with her stomach pain.

Lack of sleep has sure worn me down; I've had a sore throat this week and it's been hard to stay positive and have the energy to deal with each day. I have also started back at work this week, but am so thankful that I have the most amazing job and get to work from home.

We have been visiting the naturopathic doctor and he has been giving Lily vitamins and amino acids through her port IV. Lily also started physical therapy this week to help get her walking again without depending on her walker.