Hey there.
Alice went for radiation treatment #4 today. Was back in very good time and had chicken primavera for lunch. This new hospital seems to have thrown out the old menus and the old way of cooking. I've never seen hospital food that smelled this good. Tonight's dinner was roast beef, veggies and mashed potatoes. And always dessert. All these meals need is a glass of wine!
Okay, where was I? Right--radiation. Then lunch and then she met with the PT and did some more walking with the four wheeled walker. Not sure what she thinks of that. She was very, very tired and not up to saying much. Perked up a bit as she ate dinner (see above).
She now has her own stash of green tea in her room--all you need to do is take her styrofoam cup around the corner (turn left out of her room and then right. Go past the nurses desk and there is a fridge and hot water dispenser and ice cube dispenser for patients) and fill it with hot water. Put one of her tea-bags in and remind her to let it cool. Presto! Green Tea without getting lost on the way to Tim Horton's. Also has Mint Smoothies (thank you Lisa!). They were torturing her today. She said, "I can smell them, but I can't reach them!!" She likes them sliced up a bit, into smaller chunks.
Was walking pretty steadily today. She continues to be somewhat aware of her left-side weakness, although it wasn't too noticeable today. We did find out (the hard way) that she has trouble sitting up straight when the bed is not flat. She was sitting, facing sideways, with her feet and knees pointing off the bed. With the combination of the slightly raised foot and more-so raised head of the bed and her muscle asymmetry, she had a hard time staying up. Would tilt her head back (can't remember why) and s-l-o-w-l-y fall backwards onto the mattress. Never hit her head on the guard rail. We finally flattened the mattress so that she could balance better, while eating.
Speech was a little slow but not too bad.
We're back in Toronto now--my sore throat has devolved into a head cold. Better if I'm not passing my germs to those with bigger problems. We may be back by the weekend, and maybe it will be next week. We'll see.
Take care everybody and thanks for the visits and flowers and cards and good thoughts. It all helps.
love, Robin.
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