Waiting for Godot

Okay okay, I gave you all the impression that we were starting chemotherapy this week, which is not the case. Actually, we wish we could start this week, but there is still some preliminary stuff to take care of, like more lab work and port placement. MJ was in a fair amount of pain during the early part of the week, but we've now got her on a Fentanyl patch, which seems (so far) to be helping. So that's good news. The pain is probably coming from the cancer, so we would like to start the chemo asap, because it will help to alleviate the pain. Hopefully we'll start the chemo next week.

In addition to the wonderful food that the helpinghands community has been bringing, MJ has received some great gifts - books, flowers, hats, cards, and so forth. As I mentioned before, all this amazing support has been vital to her healing. This has been a hard week, and MJ hasn't been able to individually thank everyone. Know that she is aware of your gifts and that they mean so very much. MJ also hasn't been able to take phone calls this week. Your understanding is appreciated.

So we are still in limbo, waiting for chemo to begin. Whoever thought we'd be eagerly anticipating chemo? Well, we'll let you know when it starts....

JR