Mom completed her fifth of sixth scheduled Doxil (chemotherapy) sessions on Monday. Her hands were pretty warm after the Doxil infusion (despite holding an ice pack in her hands for an hour), so she humored me with a quick visit to Dairy Queen, so we could cool down by holding ice cream in our hands. As you may have I guessed, I graduated fom the Good Humor Nursing School.
Mom’s CA-125 marker continues to drop (yippee!) and is at 26, down from 144 three months ago. So, the Doxil is working on banishing Mom’s cancer, but it is also depleting her energy. She is pacing herself very well, but does tire easily.
We are looking forward to late June, when we can celebrate Kate’s 50th birthday on the 19th, as well as Father’s day, and Mom’s sixth (and hopefully) final Doxil treatment on the 20th. SO much to celebrate!!!
Mom
May 25, 2011 at 10:52 am |
So glad to hear that you’re responding to treatments! Way to go!
Yvonne
May 25, 2011 at 10:55 am |
Hip Hip Hooray! Sounds like things are looking up and June will be one big Moore family celebration!
love, Jama
May 25, 2011 at 11:00 am |
Sounds like things are heading in the right direction!
Thinking of you!
Love,
Emily
May 25, 2011 at 12:04 pm |
What great communicators your daughters are, Ibby! Thank you Annie and Kate. AND you even look good in a buzz cut. That’s pretty amazing. Glad you have the good news from treatment. Here’s hoping the energy will begin to return as you pass all those June milestones. Much love, BETSY
May 25, 2011 at 3:17 pm |
Elizabeth ane Annie,
I should have been there with you to enjoy ice cream bars. I well remember the Good Humor truck coming down the street in the summer ringing its bells.
Your green jacket looks good in front of the bright blue sign.
keep pressing on,
julie
May 25, 2011 at 6:05 pm |
Hooray Hooray! That’s the best news I’ve heard all day! So happy to hear things are looking up! We will continue to send healing juju your way – specifically energy enhancing healing juju now. What amazing gifts to celebrate in June.
May 25, 2011 at 10:59 pm |
Your hair is looking fab, but I’m not sure you should go for the green look too often – that is better left to Annie. I’m glad to hear that your treatments are going well. I bet you are looking forward to celebrating in June. Much love, Jodi
May 26, 2011 at 7:10 am |
Such wonderful milestones to look forward to in the upcoming month! Well done keeping a good attitude and pacing yourself through this ordeal. You are so strong, just like your daughters. I will look forward to seeing pictures from the celebrations. Today was the first time I needed chopstick since KFC the other night ; )
May 26, 2011 at 12:12 pm |
There’s no secret about the fact that I like numbers. And I *really* like the trend of your CA-125 numbers!!! I know it’s been a tough job getting that marker to come down, but the effort appears to be paying off!! Love and support, hoping that every day gets better and better.
Mel
May 27, 2011 at 1:37 pm |
Hi Aunt Ibby,
I’m glad to hear the good news about your CA-125 numbers. It’s a great time to celebrate! I hope y’all enjoy the onset of summer and have a terrific Memorial Day and weekend. It’s a special time for Kristen and me as we were engaged on Memorial Day last year. How time flies! Many thanks to Annie for the blog update.
Love,
Curt
June 12, 2011 at 2:47 pm |
What great news all around – Ibby’s improvement and countdown to her final treatment, Kate’s birthday, and a trip to DQ! Splendid! I’ll bet a lot is due to the “determinedly optimistic” look on Ibby’s face in the photo.
Love to the Moores,
Will and Jackie