Hi readers and followers.  Hope you all had a glorious and happy Easter.  Karen, Mom and I celebrated the day with our usual Sunday Mass viewed on television as well as watching the Pope's Mass from the Vatican.  We ate the delicious food that Lindsay sent us from Omaha Steaks.  The neighbor next door, Jeanne, brought over a home-made carrot cake, about a 1/4 sheet.  She spent quite some time visiting with us on Easter.  Here comes the good part, Karen is not a fan of carrot cake, but for Mom and I that's another story.  By Tuesday, Mom and I had eaten the entire 1/4 sheet of cake.  Hmmmm hmmm good!  With that we defrosted the carrot cake that came with the Omaha Steaks.  By Wednesday afternoon half of it was gone.  We put the remaining half on another plate to make room in the frig.  Later on Wednesday night, after prayers, I went to get a piece and low and behold Mom had eaten the remaining half.  Needless to say carrot cake doesn't have a chance at this household.

We went to see the Hemo/Onco Dr. on Monday, he reassured Karen that what she is feeling is normal, and in fact he stated she is doing great, doing better then most.  Her the weight loss has stopped, she hasn't run a fever, and her blood pressure numbers are normal.  The rest of the week we prepared for the 4th round of chemo scheduled on Friday 04/13. 

Karen did well today with the chemo, it took a little longer however about 3-1/2 hours. She and I did get in trouble for making the staff laugh to much and too loud by telling some old stories about ourselves.  It was great service, the ratio was 2 nurses to 1 patient, and somebody had to keep everyone awake, Karen and I took on that role. We didn't need to be asked, our combined past experience at the CHP has taught us, "you see a need you handle it."  Okay back to the serious side of things.  Because of low blood counts and chemo drug interactions, Karen needs to get a shot of Procrit tomorrow (Sat 04/14) in the early a.m, and a shot of Neulasta on Sunday (04/15) in the a.m.  She will see the Dr again on Monday.  We will have been to the Dr's office 4 days in a row.  I honestly think Karen just likes she being chauffeured around town.  LOL  Just as we got use to the timeline of the side effects of this chemo treatment (Adriamycin and Cytoxin) it was the last of this kind.  As the caregiver, who knows what I will be up against with the new chemo (Taxol) that will start on 04/27.  Karen and I are up to the challenge.  Still working on the pics of Karen and the hats. 

Heard from some more folks at the CHP.  Thanks to all of you for the cards and letters, thoughts and prayers. :o)