by Katryn D.
Member since:
August 20, 2008

Week Ahead (8/7 - 8/13)

August 07, 2011 08:06 AM UTC
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This morning the girls and I will be heading to church, Aria is assisting minister in the service and Callisto is acolyte.  After church I will run them home and be off to work till 7pm.  Granted, if I have no kids at 6:30 I can close then and get home a bit earlier, but that doesn't happen very often to me.

Monday I work my usual 9:45 - 5:15.  I will take Sean to radiation in the morning and then head off to work.  I believe he has his last class tomorrow night so I am sure he is going to do what he can to make it to that.  He also has some that he wants to take when the fall semester starts.  I believe that is once all his treatments are done, though I am not sure what he is going to feel up to doing at that point.  We are still hoping to be able to bring him to drop Aria off at college on the 23rd.

Tuesday will be the same, Sean has radiation in the morning and I work 9:45am - 5:15pm.

Wednesday is also the same, though we will have our doctor visit after radiation.

Thursday is D-day.  Last round of chemo.  I will bring Sean in for radiation and stay with him till I have to go to work but he will be there overnight.  Hopefully this time goes more smoothly than the last one.  3rd times the charm right?  Hopefully in more ways than one...smooth treatment and if we are lucky it is doing exactly what it is suppose to be doing by killing the cancer...and hopefully not adversely affecting Sean too much.  There are a lot of ugly side effects from this chemo.  He could go deaf...lose his kidneys...etc, etc...

I am off Friday and Saturday to care for Sean after chemo.  The plan is to meet him down in radiation and go back to his room with him Friday morning till he is allowed to come home.  Again hoping that he doesn't end up with an extended stay in the hospital, but we will deal with that if it happens.

So, at the end of the week Sean will be done with chemo and over 80% done with radiation.  Now, I just need to find time to help the girls get ready for back to school.

Comments: 33

joseph k. Aug 7, 2011, 8:09am UTC
have a good day
Katryn D. Aug 7, 2011, 10:53am UTC
thank you
Rebecca P. Aug 7, 2011, 8:27am UTC
Great to hear Sean's chemo will be over this week. I pray that all goes well for you and your family this week. Have a wonderful one
Katryn D. Aug 7, 2011, 10:53am UTC
it will be nice to have one part of the treatments done
Nana to Seven Cutiepies Aug 7, 2011, 10:05am UTC
That's a tight schedule but there is light at the end of the tunnel. I hope the chemo treatment goes smoothly. Friday will be here before you know it.

Hugs and prayers
Katryn D. Aug 7, 2011, 10:54am UTC
we're getting there...and yes, Friday will be here before we know it...
Diane Huizenga Aug 7, 2011, 10:09am UTC
Glad to hear he is almost done with the chemo.
Katryn D. Aug 7, 2011, 10:54am UTC
yes, I know he will be very grateful to have that part of the treatments done
Heather M. Aug 7, 2011, 11:56am UTC
Very busy week. Hopefully, everything will go okay.
Katryn D. Aug 7, 2011, 7:12pm UTC
one day down, so far so good
Veronica Hosking Aug 7, 2011, 12:49pm UTC
School starts tomorrow here yay! We had a great time at wet n wild spent most of it in the wave pool. Gretchen thought the waves were fun. Went on the lazy river a couple times. Mom would not go up those high stairs for water slides but Gretchen didn't seem to want to try it with dad either.
Katryn D. Aug 7, 2011, 7:12pm UTC
water slides are fun
Veronica Hosking Aug 7, 2011, 11:52pm UTC
Rachael said the same thing. She talked our ears off about the Oasis.
Katryn D. Aug 8, 2011, 7:08am UTC
my girls certainly enjoyed Splash when we went :)
Larry H. Aug 7, 2011, 3:15pm UTC
thanks for sharing
Pamela Marks Aug 7, 2011, 4:30pm UTC
Rounding the corner to the end of treatments must feel so great. Are you planning anything for the end of the treatments? Tell Sean that everyone in Marksville is praying for him, and that we are so proud of his accomplishments with attending school, while going through treatments. I don't know if I would be able to do it. God bless you all. Hugs
Katryn D. Aug 7, 2011, 7:13pm UTC
only plans is hoping to be able to have him join us when we drop Aria off at school...other than that we'll wait to celebrate for when he is feeling more like a celebration ;)
Angela A. Aug 7, 2011, 4:47pm UTC
Seems like you're busy as usual. I'm glad the treatments are coming close near to a close.
Katryn D. Aug 7, 2011, 7:14pm UTC
does seem to be the norm around here...
Amber C. Aug 7, 2011, 8:33pm UTC
What is an acolyte?
Katryn D. Aug 7, 2011, 8:43pm UTC
person that lights the candles and does other things to help out during the service
Linda T. Aug 7, 2011, 9:00pm UTC
I hope the week goes smoothly for you. I am glad Sean was able to complete this class and I know he must be relieved to have another one behind him. I have started getting ready for the beginning of school but it has brought on a melancholy mood. I will be fighting hard to get this mood to pass. I do not like the end of summer. It reminds me of the darker days of winter are not far off. I really need to focus on the here and now instead of the future.
Katryn D. Aug 8, 2011, 7:09am UTC
my favorite seasons are fall and spring...I don't like the heat of summer...
Prayers for a good week, chemo DONE, radiation is getting there and mostly done, especially if you look at the treatments he's already had....
Busy week? Katryn, please get some rest, somehow!

Hugs
Katryn D. Aug 8, 2011, 7:09am UTC
thank you :)
Janet "Jax" B. Aug 7, 2011, 9:38pm UTC
I hope you have a good week.....and I pray Sean keeps his spirits up. I bet having the kids home helps some.

I got my ER visit in for the month. LOL.
Katryn D. Aug 8, 2011, 7:09am UTC
LOL - at least we haven't had to run to the ER during all of this...
Heather E. Aug 8, 2011, 1:12am UTC
I visualize being there and praying for Sean. Not my normal way of praying but just something that has been going on when I read your posts. I know you want to do all you can, but if need be, is there someone who will help the girls. When my first hubby was sick, my son was at college, my daughter was a sophomore. She was basically adopted by a Christian Clown troupe and I knew she was loved and cared for even when I could not be right there. Long story how that happened, but it really gave me peace of mind and a close connection with the group that was mostly college and adult, plus one of her girlfriends. I am praying that Sean will be able to go with you to take Aria to college.
Katryn D. Aug 8, 2011, 7:11am UTC
we have family nearby and our church has been amazing...I know there are many willing to help out if need be...part of it is me being able to let go...I'm used to taking care of the girls but with the extra care Sean needs at the moment it just may not be a possibility...
Lynn P. Aug 8, 2011, 9:32am UTC
You've got a church willing and able to help? Great. Put them to work. My old specialty was housecleaning. (If you saw my house now, you'd laugh. lol) If you can get folks at church to help with the gotta-dos-but-don't-wannas - housekeeping, grocery shopping, errands, and junk like that - you may free yourself up to do the wanna-dos - help kids get ready for school and spend time with Sean. If you work it just right, you might well be able to hold on to things you don't want to let go of, and have some time for the ones you want time with. After all, aren't they one and the same things? ;)
Katryn D. Aug 8, 2011, 5:46pm UTC
that is my hope with sitting down to write a list. Even if it's just a few things, a couple rooms of the house I don't have to worry about cleaning...maybe laundry...someone to sit with Sean while I'm at work...

he's feeling the side effects of the treatments more and more so knowing someone is here to watch over him when I cannot be would be a huge stress relief...also being able to sit with him when I am home and not feel guilty about things not getting done around the house...
JOHN BECK Aug 9, 2011, 10:44am UTC
I wish I were closer and could help, but I'm so glad that you have support from family and church.

You suggest that the goal of the oncology treatments is a cure. Is that actually the goal of therapy or hope for a remote possibility?

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