We arrived at our "home away from home" on Sunday, December 19th. Terry (our landlord) had put up a few decorations to make the place festive and many of the apartments in the complex had lights strung on their balconies. It's looking a lot like Christmas.
Our boy arrived at the apartment looking very tired and very raw. His skin is so red from the radiation and very tender. I made him a paper fan. My pathetic effort to do something helpful. No hugging for now. I don't like that at all. If any of you asked me to give him a hug for you, it's gonna have to wait. His weight is holding at 151-152. The sores in his mouth had cleared up but a couple new ones on his tongue are causing him problems with swallowing and talking. He drank his last smoothie on Saturday and has had to switch to feeding tube only for now. We're praying these new sores will clear up quickly. We gave Bobby a Vita mix as an early Christmas gift and he has been brilliantly concocting high calorie healthy smoothies in order to meet his caloric needs for the day so he won't lose any more weight. Thankfully the Vita mix gets them smooth enough to use in the feeding tube. Yesterday, a lunch buffet was provided at the cancer center. While Bobby was in getting his radiation, one of the staff members asked me what he could bring today that Bobby would enjoy. He said he knew that Bobby was hyper vigilant about eating healthy and he wanted to make sure there was something he would enjoy. Unfortunately his taste buds are non existent so there's really nothing. He hasn't lost his sense of smell, so food smells good but has no taste or has an unpleasant taste. He said when his taste buds come back he's going to surround himself with chips and salsa and eat that for two days. I'll buy him a case of chips and make him all the salsa he can stand.
Just a few more days and he will be done with treatment and then we wait.
Just a few more days and he will be done with treatment and then we wait.
