Blair,

Lynnie is not doing very well. Thanks for asking about her. She is really having alot of problems from the chemo. It seems like it is something different all the time. This week she has sores all in her mouth and throat and so she is not able to eat anything because it hurts to swallow. I have been trying to keep her supplied with ice cream, yogart, milk shakes, buttermilk, etc. Things that do not hurt going down. They gave her some medication to numb her mouth and it works for a little while but then wears off and she hurts again....They have increased her pain medications since it has moved into her bones and she is either hurting or out of it......It is just a really trying time. Not for me....for her.....I just feel so helpless to know what to do for her...She is really an independent person too and does not want help....I guess her defenses are down and she has begun to let me do more for her....Usually when I go over she just wants me to sit on her bed and talk to her. But after that I do that I try to do some things in the house like laundry, vacuuming, wash dishes, etc. while she is asleep....Her legs and hips hurt alot as that is where the cancer has located now and it is hard for her to walk without assistance. Mother loaned her a walker to help her get around in the house but she does not always use it and she has fallen several times. I keep trying to warn her that if she breaks a bone things will really be bad, but she is hardheaded (like the rest of us)!! Anyway, I just take a day at a time and try to do what I can.
I hope all of you are well.
I love and miss all of you very much.......
kittie