Today was exhausting. Faina began chemotherapy this morning. Two hours stretched into five. All beginnings are difficult and this is a re-start of a process we have been engaged in for over a year.
Many aspects of her health have started to change quickly. Over the last few days Faina has suddenly become unable to keep food down. To counter that, tomorrow she will have a PICC line put in and will begin to get nutrition intravenously. Since cancer cells produce a lot of water, she will be undergoing a paracentesis procedure for the second time in less than a week. On Friday, two liters of water were drained from her abdomen. Two weeks ago we were strolling down the Las Vegas Strip. Now, walking to the stop sign at the corner is a challenge.
We were in touch with Hopkins to get medical records. The people we spoke to were somewhat less than warm and fuzzy about getting this information ready for our Friday appointment at the National Cancer Institute. They will try to get the material ready was as far as they would go in making promises.
Before turning in for the night, I sent an email to Religious School families informing them of what is now going on in my life. Hitting "Send" bordered on the physically painful, a concession to a new reality.
The encouagement Faina has been getting from Dental Care Alliance has been great. The same goes for my colleagues at Beth El. We are moving forward, mostly into a thick fog of uncertainty.
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