Chemo: Cycle 1, Day 5

Twilight Zone  That's what it sounded like.  "Did you get my voice mail?" Her voice was panicky. Clearly distressed.  What was going on? "You programmed the radio to come on and it did at 2:15.  I tried to turn it off and it wouldn't quit! If it stopped, it came on again and again. They didn't stay on a nice quiet station and I couldn't . .  There was no way to turn it off and I have been up all night trying to figure it out. . ."

How frightening for Mother and puzzling.  We talked about hallucinations and she resisted the idea strongly.  Then she heard it again and I did not.  After talking with the nurse at the oncology clinic, I learned that dehydration can cause this reaction.  So we're going back to drinking something every 15 minutes.  What a relief! But there is also a list of symptoms and activities to pay attention to.

Lord God, your presence is a constant source of comfort to our Mother and to ourselves: we pray that we may be filled with your blessings of awareness and understanding, in the name of your son, Jesus our Savior, and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.