Apologies for the missed blog post yesterday, my house is passing colds around like they are the hottest thing on the market...it's AWFUL!! :( Rylie is back down with a fever, sniffles & a cough & is not sleeping well at all!!
Well yesterday was a great day!! We were up at 6am & on the road to Seattle by 6:45am. Luckily there was no traffic & we arrived at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance at 7:40am. We all had to take a cough & flu survey & ended up at that Dad & Kellan had symptoms of a cold & could not go in with us & had to sit in a different waiting area (along with Auntie Day). The rest of us went in to the waiting area & then we were called in to the dr's office at exactly 8:15am. The nurse took her vitals & everything was good (blood pressure, pulse, etc) & then we were to wait for Dr. Eaton.
When he came in to the room, I remembered him from the last time we saw him. He looked at Mom & said "you look GREAT!!" He then went in to asking her how she was feeling & what she understood of her current situation. He sat back & listened & took notes as Mom talked. Once in awhile, when he would ask her something...he'd look at me & I would either nod in agreement or shake my head in disagreement, it was kind of funny. Once in awhile, I, Auntie Sue or Uncle Pete would add to some things that were said or give a little more information. In the end, Dr. Eaton recommended a few options for us, about 3-4 different options including something similar to Mom's 1st chemo drug doxyrubicin that worked really well. He told us that he'd write up his recommendations for us to take to her next oncology appointment & then Mom asked him "well what if I want you to be my new doctor?" & he said "OH!! Well that would be great!!" & we told him that we were in the process of switching insurance & that he would be our new dr.
After about an hour & a half, we were finally done with the consultation. He sent in his assistant, Linda, who gave Mom a big binder full of information regarding the facility, phone numbers, etc. We then met the scheduling girl, Lindsey & that was it.
Mom said that she really liked her meeting with Dr. Eaton & felt comfortable with him. We will be going back to see him next month, just before we leave for Hawaii.
My overall feeling about the SCCA was that it was just a breath of fresh air....something new, something different. A good different & a good feeling about it all & we're excited for this new step!
After we were done, we headed for IHOP because Mom was hungry for pancakes & then we went to the store because Gram was going to make her famous recipe - can spaghetti. (HAHHAHA) We came home to my house & just lazy'd around for a few hours until Mom's radiation appointment.
It was Mom's last head radiation & we've only got 3 more treatments to her neck & we're done. Today, she is going to meet with the radiology oncologist first & then to her radiation appointment.
Other than that, no other plans today!! We're enjoying having the family here & eating & just spending quality time with one another. Thank you for everyone who continue to come here every day to read up on the latest with Mom. Also, she was so excited to see that her blog has reached people that she hasn't seen in years!!
Other than that, no other plans today!! We're enjoying having the family here & eating & just spending quality time with one another. Thank you for everyone who continue to come here every day to read up on the latest with Mom. Also, she was so excited to see that her blog has reached people that she hasn't seen in years!!
Here's a video of Mom & Ry playing Peek A Boo while waiting for Dr. Eaton to come in!! :)
**sorry, about the private video before, i changed it & hopefully you can see it now!!**
1 comments:
Aloha Auntie Sweetie and Family!
Sounds like the appt at SCCA went great - they seem like a fabulous organization!
I'm so glad you are having fun eating... and eating! Keep it up and I'll see you soon! xoxo
Love, Melissa
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