Things are better, I guess

Today things got better, I guess. Robin has experienced less gagging than yesterday! Today her throat started feeling sore as if she had a really bad cold, plus the sides of her tongue hurt. It makes eating a bit more of a challenge so she's only eating soft foods. She also has the cancer patient's "magic mouthwash" which contains Lidocaine. You gargle and swish it around your mouth and everything starts to go numb. Kind of like when the dentist gives you Novicaine, except it’s the whole inside of your mouth that's affected. Apparently it's not quite strong enough so she's going to start taking Tylenol more regularly.

She walked down the street past six houses and back! She's still pretty low on energy but getting back a little more each day. She needs to get as much strength as possible before next Wednesday when Radiation Therapy starts.

Her hair is a growing in a bit spotty, and not as fast as mine - we might have to shave her head again… As you can see Dad's hair is growing just fine - looks like he needs a head shaving if you ask me!