At one point during The Week of Sad News (hair shaving and white blood cells too low), mom told me that she was disappointed because all of this was just proving that she wasn't Wonder Woman like she had hoped.
Allow me to tell you about Wonder Woman.
She already mentioned that the CA-125 chemo marker had come down into the "normal" range, indicating that there is no active cancer in her body right now. This is exactly the result the doctors hope for, but after 3+ rounds of chemo. Wonder Woman's number came down after 1. Then….
After a delayed but good chemo on Thursday Wonder Woman came home, ate a good dinner, and proceeded to text me various things until 10:30PM.
Friday morning Wonder Woman woke up, ate breakfast, and realized she felt pretty good. So she drove herself to pick up a pair of pants she saw that were on sale earlier in the week (Very few things she has fit her after Extreme Weight Loss: Surgery Edition). And since she still felt fine, she went on to Dillards to find some tops. She came home, ate a few more meals, didn't nap, and then proceeded with her typical Friday night Cazadores Mexican food date.
What in the world??
Mom was quite prepared for Friday-Sundays to be tough days for her. And every time I called I wondered if the "tough day" was happening yet. It never happened. In fact, this round of chemo was easier on her than the last one, though that is likely because she wasn't a few weeks out of major surgery.
I realize it may not stay this easy, but I am thankful that we are through 1/3 of her chemo treatments and they have been easy. Thank you for the hedge of protection, friends.
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