Well, Mom had a rough night and day. Stacy said she threw up her evening medicines yesterday and that she felt better after doing so. I doubt that she ate more than a couple of bites yesterday.
This evening when I stopped by to check on her, she said she just wasn't able to eat. She continues to feel full; the thought of eating makes her sick; and she always has a horrible taste in her mouth. She had not eaten anything today and only drank a couple of ounces of Boost. I wish there was some magic sprinkles we could put on her food to help her eat.
She also said she threw up her medicines twice today. She is taking medicine to calm her stomach, but it can't do much good if it comes right back up. I will check with her doctor to see what other routes or types of medicine might work (e.g., suppositories, tablets that quickly dissolve or injectables). Surely there is something out there.
She did say she is sleeping pretty good. Stacy said she is up several times during the night. It's hard to tell when talking with Mom if she is being truthful with us or just telling us what she knows we want to hear.
I know that at times her voice sounds fairly strong. I can assure you this is not indicative of how she looks or feels. It gets harder each day to see her waste away. I would expect her to be back in the hospital in a few days.
Home health did come by to see her today. Several of the social workers helping Mom know her from when she was the administrator at the nursing home. Their respect her for her is very evident. They assessed her living area and and have made recommendations as to what durable medical equipment she would benefit from having at the condo. Hopefully, we can get this in place tomorrow.
I'm thinking of checking out hospice services. They might be able to provide care that might help her to get strong enough to try chemotherapy. I'll check into that and post the outcome here.
Hopefully tonight and tomorrow will be better for her. Please continue to keep her in your thoughts and prayers.
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