The next day

The good thing about having a day of breaking down is that the next day is usually much MUCH better! And that is today and I believe it is much better.

I overheard Mark & Harriett talking about me this morning. I wasn't trying to listen but I know they were talking about my breakdown yesterday. Mark tried to explain that it just got overwhelming for me and listed out several things, including "losing" Krissy to school next year. That was sweet of him because the last thing I want is for Harriett to feel guilty and think she's too much of a burden. I think I also overheard her say she is thinking of looking for another place to live. I wasn't trying to overhear any of this - I was in the bathroom helping Mom with the morning routine and it's just easy to hear from there. I left the bathroom and went and gave Harriett a hug and told her that I love her and there is no way in H*LL I will ever let her go through this alone.

No one told me about their conversation so I really don't know if I have it right or not.

Harriett was very talkative today which is an incredibly good sign of her feeling better. She's got a theory that there is something other than the cancer wrong with her which is why all the nausea and diarrhea. Her onc ordered some more tests to look into that and we don't have those results yet. However, on Friday she was given an IV antibiotic when they put in the power port and she's been feeling better since. There really might be something to this line of thinking.

Today her BP was back in the normal range as it was yesterday so there was no IV fluid treatment. The nurse did take lab work through the port though, and it was all incredibly simple. Yeah!!! Maybe we really have turned the corner on this one....