ROUGH COUPLE OF DAYS

AFTER bathroom picture

The last 2 days have been rough..... more nausea, less eating and less supplements.

We think it's due to several things.... one is the amount of commotion in the house has increased; two is the hormone blocker pill that she started taking; and three is the change in meds she's been taking.

Valerie has thrown up 2 or 3 times in the last 2 days and she's been nauseated a lot more.  She did start the hormone blocker on Tuesday and the doctor at the Oasis of Hope said it would be like "menopause on steroids."  Needless to say, we've all been a little afraid.  :)

There has also been a LOT of commotion in the house... not unwanted commotion, but commotion nonetheless.  The pictures show what some of the commotion created..... a bathroom out of what was once a pepto bismol explosion.  And the current bathroom picture doesn't even do it justice.... it looks a LOT better than the picture looks.  SO much nicer than what's been in there.  I can't find a picture of what that room has looked like for the past few months, but it has been extremely chaotic.  There was a coat rack serving as a hanger for towels and robes and a hamper and trash can in the middle of the room.  NOW we pass it and it actually LOOKS like a bathroom.  We can actually USE it like a bathroom.  There's a toilet, a sink AND a shower.  It's almost unbelievable.  

BEFORE bathroom picture

Valerie and Jon talked about her medication tonight.  He suggested that she taper off some of the mediation more gently than she had been doing.  That may also have contributed to her stress and nausea.

Some good news.... Valerie's sister, Michelle, was looking into a pool nearby that was not so heavy on the chlorine (chemicals are not good for cancer).  She let us know today that the local salt water pool has some free time on the weekends and they want to offer that time to Valerie at NO charge.  We are looking VERY forward to checking that out. Valerie LOVES the water and it can be so healing and therapeutic.

I want everyone to know that I feel VERY inadequate when it comes to thanking people and giving shout outs to the right people.  We have been so lucky to have SO many people being supportive and loving.  We love and cherish each and every thought, gesture, and gift sent our way.  You have all been so kind and generous.

love to you all.