The day after the day before..

Well...I woke up this morning and came out of my room, to check that Mum was up and about... and she was.
I shouted down to her, to make sure she was okay, and got probably the chirpiest response I've heard from her in a morning, in a long time.

What.The.Fudge.

I was up til nearly 4am cleaning ready for the district nurse to come over today to change Mum's dressing on her PICC line (due to the bleeding during insertion, it's usually changed the day after it's done, and from then on, weekly) so the kitchen was all sterile, and maybe that was why Mum was so chirpy? Maybe I did a good job ;)

When I was a bit more awake I went down to see her and it was like seeing a different person.
She was smiley, relaxed and pain-free. She didn't wince when she moved, or groan when she had to stand up or sit down...she was just 100% relaxed! The relief of finally getting IV chemo is definitely showing in her, I didn't realise she wanted it so badly until today... it's days like this that really are priceless.

The only complaint she had was that the district nurses office couldn't confirm when the nurse would arrive, so it was a case of waiting in between 8am and 4pm for her.
She arrived at around 12:30-1:00 and as with everyone else, she was lovely too! Mum had seen her before, as where we live, our elderly neighbours often have visits from district nurses.

She changed the dressing, and put a completely different looking one on from the one that was there originally, and Mum asked me to take a picture, so here it is:

The black on the left hand side is mainly bruising (Mum bruises like a peach anyway, especially now she's having chemo) but it's all neat and tidy, and causes Mum absolutely no discomfort - even when she is in bed.


...But just incase, I got Dan to change Mum's room around, so her TV was at the other end of her bed, so she could lie on her right side.

The only side affect Mum has noticed so far is that her taste buds are slightly different... things don't taste "normal" but she's eating well, looking well, sleeping well, she's still pain free and feeling completely optimistic.

And so are Dan and I :)


H xx