Had another visit to the Cancer Clinic and it went as I expected unfortunately. They have thrown another 28 days of chemotherapy at me and its still just the "wait and see" game until June 20th when I finally get an MRI to see if the 84 days in a row of chemo has done any good or not. My "results" appt is on June 28th....whats another 8 days of waiting !!!
I feel the cumulative toll of the chemo starting to wear on me. I feel weaker and easily tire lately. I have gained about 10 pounds due to the effects of the steroids and overall, feel like I am in a haze. The end of this chemo session cannot come soon enough....its beating me up.
In the world of Angela, we are still looking for suitable housing for her with very little success. The hospital is ready to release her but there has not been any viable options for housing. Angela should be able to live independently as long as she has Home Care come in 2-3 times a day to assist with meals, medications and supervised bathing etc. Ang will require modified housing to accommodate a wheelchair and walker, along with all the usual assist bars in the bathroom etc. We have attempted to even locate a respite facility for up to 90 days, just to give everyone involved more time to find a place for her also, but with no luck so far. This is becoming more frustrating as the days go on. Angela had a vision appt the other day to be fitted for some new eye glasses. The Doctor informed her that she has suffered a fair bit of nerve damage in her eyes and her vision will be impaired undoubtedly forever, even with corrective lenses. With glasses, she should be able to function fairly decent though. Between that, the kidney failure, and all the other numerous physical impairments that she now has to deal with, Angela will certainly lead a very different life now.
Anyone who may have ANY ideas, thoughts or options on suitable housing........feel free to e-mail me. We are at wits end. Keeping in mind that Angela has a very limited income and has no disability insurance etc. My mail is ed_mcdade@hotmail.com
Not giving up.....
Ed
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