well...

Mom is not happy to be in the hospital. She has been there since Thursday night... but the good news is that she has not thrown up since Thursday night. However, the true test, I am afraid will come over the next 12 hours or so... she ate solid food today for the first time in probably a week or so... and was able to keep it down.. so far. The doc was inclined to send her home today before she had eaten solid food because she was doing ok with jello and broth.. however, my sister and I talked with the doctor, and mom did agree with us... reluctantly, that sending her home after less than 48 hours without throwing up may not be a good idea. We felt that she needed to stay put and get some solid food into her, without having the IV fluids which have helped her stay on track... and try to balance it with the anti nausea meds she has at home... we felt THAT would be a test of whether or not she should go home... because we thought that coming home, with no IV, trying to balance the meds, AND having to eat... would most likely land her right back at the hospital. The doctor did not disagree with us and encouraged mom to eat... so.. we'll see. Some bad news today.. they gave mom a catscan yesterday and as suspected, the tumor has grown since the last catscan which was right before surgery on Mrch 5. This means that it is vital for her to start taking the cancer treatments... but in order to do so she has to be able to not vomit... so that the medicines get in and stay in her system.

Today dad went to visit his mom and sister, a little more than an hour away. I don't think he would have gone had Sis and I not been here. So it was good for him to have a break. Sis and I visited with mom and also got a few things done around the house... I am so glad we came home. Mom is upset to think we came all this way and she can't visit with us because she is in the hospital, but we told her that it may have been a better visit that way because she is feeling better and has a little fight in her. Fight is good.