All 4 R.I.C.E Chemo Treatments Finished

Dad had his last 3 Chemo treatments within the last 30 hours. The "I" was a few hours and also the "C" was a few hours; then the "E' was on a 24 hour drip. My mom said that dad has been so medicated that he sleeps most of the time. She felt like he was a little over medicated today as he was hallucinating a bit; but who wouldn't hallucinate their being cookies on your food tray??? ;) He apologized to mom that he couldn't talk to her much, because she was so out of it. Mom managed to grab some dinner at the closest hospital vendor available, after she had just munched on whatever dad didn't eat during the day. She hates leaving his side. She had battled some nerves with dad getting new chemo treatments he had never had before, so instead of sleeping, she moved her chair next to his bed where she held his hand for 5 hours during the treatment overnight. Dad is staying so strong and just going with however they need to treat him. He threw up one time during the day, but is still being able to hold down his meals even though the "plumbing" is still not working. My mom said that she knows and can feel people praying. The fact that he has an appetite, can eat most all of his meals despite the issues he's having is purely God. Thanks for praying! Keep it up! They feel it!!!!! Here's another way your prayers are working... My mom has had little to no sleep in the past 3 days, and she doesn't even feel fatigued or tired. She has an energy that she knows only comes from one place. Like I said, keep em' coming!!!!! We appreciate your time and energy you put into our family, no matter where you are. Thank you sincerely from my parents and my brother and I (and our families).

If dad is okay and doesn't have any weird reactions after this round of chemo, they should release him on Saturday some time. They will go home for two weeks, where they are instructed to only have healthy visitors and must wear masks and gloves during those two weeks. After those two weeks are finished they will repeat the same process again two more times. After all of that is done, they will begin the process of the bone marrow transplant.

My mom is also going to ask the doctor to remove my dad from the morphine and back to oxycotin. They believe that the morphine is the problem for the "plumbing" issues.

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