Steve continues to experience side effects from chemo. He continues to have extreme sensitivity to cold. He is very tired. His taste buds are dead and we are at the “everything tastes like mashed potatoes” phase (and not the buttery, creamy good kind). He has finally experienced enough hair loss that he has cut his hair very, very short, and thus is cold and wears a lot of hats. And he has developed some neuropathy in his fingers and toes. This appears to be relatively mild and it remains to be seen if it is permanent or not. For many cancer patients it is. Thankfully his weight has remained steady throughout all treatment so far. We are grateful for this and credit Mom’s cookies and bars, my Saint Ben’s colleagues’ provided dinners and Steve’s determination to keep eating even when he didn’t feel like it.