Well, it's been three weeks. Three weeks since the chemicals began racing through mom's body to kill any more remaining cancer cells and here we are still so thankful for all the good that has come from all this. The treatments themselves have been time consuming, but easy-ish.
Chemo days consist of Monday- labs, Tuesday-treatment (3hrs), Wednesday-injection.  Thursday and Friday are recovery days.  
Mom started PT for her lymphedema that was discovered during surgery on April 22nd and she has been doing really well with that. The most emotional part of the last three weeks has been to watch her soft, salt and pepper hair begin to come out.  On April 20th there were small patches, but by the next morning they had grown to clumps and with me on facetime, my sister was so very brave and we shaved mom's head.  We laughed at this a little and for a few of us the emotional toll hit at this moment.  It became real that cancer was here and that the drugs used to heal her would in moments like these destroy her.  The poison they are using made simple things hard over the last three weeks.  Mouth sores, nausea, achy joints, cracks in her skin, and yeast infections are some of the annoying, yet manageable things that mom experienced.  These things have come in waves and only lasted a few days at the time.  She does seems to fatigue easily maybe 3 to 4 days after chemo. At her first follow up after her initial chemo treat she said, so doc, you're telling me that the treatment is gonna be easy, the weeks between will be a rollercoaster, and then I will feel better, just to start the process all over again.  Sadly, yes was the reply.  But mom is a fighter and these waves of discomfort and tired will not keep her down for long.  Last week she was back out in her yard pulling weeds and prepping for this weeks Round #2 Chemo.  She also felt up to driving 3hrs to surprise Mary at a softball game on Friday, then be back at home to host a birthday celebration for Jordan on Sunday.  (Grandma's are the best!)

She had lab work done this morning and after saw the oncologist.  All her labs look great, there were a few numbers that were down, but that was to be expected and she was given a green light to have chemo.  She will go tomorrow (4/30) for treatment #2 of 4, so the half-way mark.  Followed by her injection on Wednesday.   We continue to be uplifted by the love and support of family and friends. She has had some lovely cards sent and friends come to visit when she is not resting on her recovery days.  Here's to the half-way point and kicking cancer's butt one day at a time.  
**PS, the pictures shared here are shared with Mom's permission**