The Mimosa-Cheese ball Diet
The last few weeks have been challenging for the family. Chemo is no joke and I keep thinking that one day, years from now, we'll be sitting around shocked at how we used to treat cancer patients. My mom's hands and feet blistered and peeled until they were raw. She had trouble walking, which makes explosive diarrhea a fun plot twist. Her throat was lined with soars and her inability to taste food and swallow made eating more of a chore than a luxury. The Moose Lodge had a benefit for her, which was a huge success and we are all so very grateful to everyone who showed their support. She decided to ask for a week off of her treatment to be able to celebrate 4th of July on the boat at the lake, which she loves. Upon her return, her doctor started her on a different form of chemo in hopes to subside the hand-foot-taste side effects. This one, however, causes hair loss, among other things. She had a CT scan in April that showed her tumors in her lungs shrunk down to half ...