2 weeks down. The weekend is here now and we can relax a little bit. Hopefully Al will get a little more energy back these next 2 days. He has been getting in the bed right after treatments and only getting up for short periods to eat something. He isn't always in a deep sleep, but says he is just too tired to do anything. I'm going to try and get him to go for a walk today. We saw the medical oncologist yesterday and he felt Al's neck and said the tumor is shrinking! He recommended a humidifier in the bedroom to help with the dryness in Al's throat. He said it was normal that Al got a nosebleed and spit up blood the other day. Yuck!
Brooke's teacher cooked for us the other day, so I haven't had to prepare many meals. That has been a huge help to the family. I used to talk to Al in the mornings about what to take out to defrost for dinner. Now he doesn't even want to talk about food. He says everything tastes terrible, especially water. He said the only thing that still tastes okay is chicken. He isn't in any pain yet, but says that eating has become such a chore. I ordered him some Scandishakes that are 600 calories each. Right now it is all about the calories. The doctors keep telling him to eat as much as he can because it's just a matter of time before he won't feel like eating anything.