Treatment #30

Ok, you know when you have one of those big milestone birthdays that end in a zero.  Well, I sort of feel that way with mom's treatments.  Today was treatment #30.  Where has the time gone?  All things considered, mom is doing great.
She had a rough couple of days this week.  We are "blaming" it on the flu shot that she had last week.  However, she is now doing much better.
She received a full dose of the chemo treatment today.  Hopefully her hands and feet won't get too numb this week again.
Well, we see Dr. Margolis every week.  After a while, you get sort of comfortable with people when you see them frequently.  I would say that we have that relationship with Dr. M.  We had a family dinner this week and the subject of medical marijuana came up.  So, we decided to see what Dr. M would say about the subject.  Does he prescribe it?  Well, we asked.  The answer is "yes."  He has prescribed it for nausea and loss of appetite.  His feeling is that it really shouldn't be prescibed for pain.  The best candidates for it are those that have smoked it in the past.  He sort of bases the discussion around the specific patient.  Well, the laughter started at this point.  He rightfully guessed that mom probably wasn't a user in the past and is not likely to take it up now.  However, he did say that he would be more than happy to get her "a card."  He thinks she would be the talk of Rainbow Village if she pulled out her user card when she goes back to Florida.  Also, dad would be eligible for a card because he would be considered the primary caregiver.  Needless to say, we were all laughing at even the thought of it.
So nice that laughter is still part of our lives.