We continue to meet super sweeet and interesting people daily while waiting in waiting rooms. You usually see the same people everyday so you form relationships with those people that are going through the same thing. There is always this sweet, Mexican man that is in the waiting room at 6am every morning when we arrive who's waiting for his wife. He tells us all kinds of stories (and sometimes the same story a few times...bless his heart. Granted, I usually walk in half asleep still, so at times I kind of feel like it's Groundhog's Day between the same repetition each morning with getting up and driving like a zombie to the hospital and then especially when it's the same story I heard the morning before and the morning before that. We appreciate his kindness and his stories but one morning Warren said he was going to have to tell him he did tell us that story, in a nice way of course, if he told that story again. lol...sweet man!). This morning he told Warren that he will bring him an aloevera plant on Monday so that he can use it on his skin. That's so sweet! (His skin is really, really dry from the treatments.)
This morning we met two more patients and their family members that we normally see but haven't spoken to yet. They both were about the same age as Warren. One maybe a few years older but he had cancer of his thyroid. Anyhow, I think it helps to talk to others and see that they are going through the exact same thing. Usually, the stories are very similar and the treatments vary but are usually pretty similiar.
It's been a pretty quiet week so far. Warren's side effects are changing daily but he's taking it all very well. He still hasn't had to take the pain medication much so that's a good sign but I'm sure that will probably change soon. My job right now is to make sure he's getting enough calories every day so that he maintains his weight. (It's tougher than I thought it would be.) He's good about drinking Boosts (the Nutritionist said to get him to drink as many as he will in a day) but he is starting to eat less and turn things away. Most patients have to get the feeding tube by the 4 week so we'll just see how that goes. (only if they loose a certain amound of weight quickly.) I did make a soup last night and blended up broccoli, cheese, chicken, (left over cauliflower), carrots, onions, parsley and cooked it all in a chicken broth and he loved it. Note: if you decide to make it...next time I wouldn't blend the broccoli & cauliflower but just steam it and then mash it with a potato masher. (By the way...so glad we brought the Vitamix from home! That's my new best friend!!!)
(I think I came up with a great idea for Aniston!!! She is such a picky eater but she loves creamy soups. While cooking that last night it gave me the great idea of how to get her to eat veggies....blend it all up in creamy soups!) Tonight I'm going to try homemade cream of mushroom soup with mushroom gnocchi. (Nope, I've never made gnocchi but I'm going to attempt it tonight!)...Inspired by the gnocchi soup at Olive Garden.
....Still working on getting that picture of his skin. I know y'all are anticipating that!!!
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