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Saturday, September 11, 2010

Barbara update

10/3 9/25 TW guy did something - internet - but no wireless, need a router (Alan wants Roku) Boxed set of 5 movie, Alec Guinness (2 locked up) B cannot walk to the bathroom Initial heart problem: Stress related formation of the left ventricle, supposed to go into therapy in Falmouth for that (but things got worse) 9/12 went to walk to Union Square - got caught in the rain 4 min exercise - first time ever no time to do anything - either washing dishes, or sorting pills Ed going crazy with TV, everybody has decided to help him. Tresser says NO plasma, buy it at Richards Childress came by, his son in solid state physics says buy a Wi-Fi DVD player, for 10$/month you can stream stuff. 9/11
saw radiation guy go bak to more steriuds Chemo:
  • an hour after dinner: 1 anti-nausea pill
  • an hour later: 3 pills of Temodar, to be washed down with a 8 oz. glass of water. Barbara refuses to drink water, fruit juice. Ed will try Gatorade next.
Radiation:
  • Saw the radiation oncologist, Dr. Yamada.
  • right leg is dragging walk is unsteady unstable Mimi will kill me 30 emails a day Barbara summer shoes inappropriate Contact Proofs have arrived Ed's minds is 1/2 movie must watch "Top Hot" she is not talking not doing exercises (physical speech) waited too long 3 weeks of radiation, 2 more weeks 8 mill techadrom steroid squizeeng blood vessels - upping them helped with speech, but walking is worse - knees radition oncologist leaving for a week she is exhausted she is hallucinating, but she cannot express herself maybe needs antidepressents? Psychiatric nurse has not showed up Morginbesser dying of cancer one walk a day Judy comes at 1, will take to pay Help: some one to come organize and pay the bills Little talking is there, she will "I think the apple" "You want to go home" "Yes" Hard to talk needs slipper
she does not want be home when cleanless Lea made chicken soup mostly sleeps legs are atrophied physiotheorapist not doing exercises 1 walk to the park does not tressers 3 hours there on the weekend mimi and help cannot explain anything write cannot srilankan delivers food every day 8/31 Barbara just sleeps if you do not exercise, muscles athropy, legs are 1/2 girth, very unstable Got her to walk on Sunday morning in the radiation I gave her shots of any clotting, can stop if 2 walks a day, but it is very difficult to get her In chemoterapy no crowds, very infectious, no movie theaters purchased car in 1958