The first day of Chemotherapy: A difficult one!

I just got home from spending the day with Pop at Fox Chase (his friend Raina was unable to accompany him). Today he started his chemo infusions. Pop was in great sprits when I picked him up this morning. We got to the hospital at 8am for his bloodwork. He went back to the infusion room around 9:30 to begin his treatments. He was scheduled to receive three different medications over a 5 hour time span. After about 4 hours of infusion, he developed cold sweats, a fever and real bad cramps. Abdominal cramps, legs cramps & arm cramps. They stopped the chemo and gave him some medication to help with the cramps. About an hour later, they restarted the chemo and finished it around 6pm. Pop still didn’t feel well. On the drive home, he became nauseous and got really sick. I got him home, put him to bed and sat with him for a while. He fell asleep and after about ½ hour, I left.

He is not scheduled to go back for his next chemo treatment for about 2 weeks. They said we should keep a close eye on him as he still may get sick in the next couple of days.

I know many of you are concerned about him. My brothers and sisters truly appreciate it. However, for whatever reason, he is still resistant to have a lot of people know about his condition. So out of respect for his wishes, please let’s keep him in our prayers and not bombard him with phone calls. I trust you all understand.

I will keep you all informed on how he’s doing.