Ruth/Mom/Grammy went to see her dietician, Lisa Hall, at Texas Oncology today. Lisa told her she needs to be drinking 1/2 to 1 can of Boost or Ensure a day. She also ordered her the liquid food/nutrition that will be used to feed her through her feeding tube to keep her weight up during chemotherapy and radiation. As I type this, Kip has already helped Mom to "eat" one can of the "food" through her tube.
After she saw the dietician, Ruth/Mom/Grammy went to see Dr. Nugent, her chemotherapy oncologist. He again said that he thinks she is too old for chemotherapy as she will be the oldest person he has ever treated for cancer. He is very concerned about what the chemotherapy will do to her already weakened body. Unfortunately, the alternative is not very acceptable either. She insisted to the doctor that she really wants to attempt the chemotherapy and that if she cannot handle it, we have the alternative to just do radiation without shrinking the cancer first with chemotherapy. Since Mom insisted she knows what she wants and she wants to fight the cancer, Dr. Nugent finally agreed to help her fight it to the best of his ability. She begins chemotherapy soon, after her port heals a little longer. Please pray for Mom's strength, endurance, and especially her healing.
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