Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Today Mom went into Huntsman to have her radiation simulation done.  It went well and took about a half hour to complete.  I was waiting in the women's waiting room for her and while I was waiting, a woman walked in with a familiar face.  It was one that I haven't  seen in at least 20 years.  It was Rosella Ashton from Peoria.  Our family has known her family forever.  We sat and chatted until it was her turn to go back for her treatment.  It was fun to see her again after so long and to visit for a few minutes.  Her husband was in the other waiting room and we got to talk with him for a few minutes before we had to talk with the Mom's nurse.  Small world!

After Mom's simulation, she had plenty of time to eat a good breakfast up in the Bistro.  This morning they had Belgian waffles with strawberries.  That looked good to Mom and they smelled wonderful!

Mom like them and that always makes us happy.  Some days it so hard for her to find anything that tastes good to her so when we find something that appeals to her its an accomplishment!

This is the biggest bite of ANYTHING we have seen her eat in weeks!  It was a definite photo op!

Look at her plate!  She ate all that all by herself!  This was a HUGE accomplishment!  We were so proud of her!  Hoping this is the start of something new.

After breakfast we hoped we could get into the infusion room earlier than when she was scheduled since we had been there so long already.   Mom was getting tired and needed to take a nap (it was all that work eating I'm sure. lol). 

But they were too  busy to get her back right away.  So we waited a few more minutes until they had a free spot.

They just opened this huge addition to the Huntsman Center when Mom got here and already they have completely filled it.  They could expand again and be able to fill the room.  It's just amazing.  They have people from all over the country coming here for treatment.  We are so blessed to have it right here.

Soon they took Mom back to start her IV.  They wrap her arms in warm blankets to help the veins surface. 

The chairs recline nicely so she can sleep while she gets her infusions if she wants to.  They also have TVs at each station if she wants to.  You know Mom doesn't feel well when she doesn't have the TV on.

We call her our little Russian Princess when she wears this hat.

She was pretty worn out by the time they got her started and just wanted to sleep through the infusion.  By the time she was finished she was ready to go home and rest some more.