Mom is still the same, headache and not feeling well.
I believe of the new drugs, as well as the flu. On top of that, she still cares why that relative called and mad at her by not calling the elder for saying "happy chinese new year".
It is so non-sense that expecting a patient (a sick one) to call and pretend happy and say Happy Chinese New Year... it is so non-sense and so insincere. I already comforted my mom and tried not letting her thinking too much.
Anyway, Today, Mom is still "as usual" ... sleep, take pills, drink water, sleep... washroom break, ... , sleep....
She is really tired these days.
Hope she would be fine soon.
For those who is very worrying about my mom. Please let her rest. She will be fine.
If continuely like that, I will call Chemo CLinic tomorrow and see if I need to take her to hospital or not.
Don't worry, everything is taking care of. =)
Just don't bother me by calling me. If you have anything, just email me or leave your comment on here. I am trying to concentrate to take care of mom, prepare my wedding stuffs, work on my project and loving the people and the animals around me. =)
Love,
Percy
Monday, February 7, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
Who do you think you are???
All pictures were taken in Mom's 4th Chemo.
She was ok.
I guess people just like that... they even know Mom is sick ... still call here. Understand they are really worrying about Mom. But I do have a doubt, why didn't they call mom when Mom was healthy.
Today was 年初二﹐ Mom had been sick since 年初一... so she didn't call any elder for Greeting Happy Chinese New year. You know what? It is all about respects!!! There was a relative who called mom today. Once I picked up the phone, the first thing that person said was "WHY DIDN'T YOUR MOM CALL MY MOM FOR HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR?"
Why the heck did a sick patient need to make a phone call just to say HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR when she had a really sore throat??????????
Sorry my friends, I have to let it steam off! I was so mad! I am serious, I was really MAD!!! Of coz, I respected that person by keeping my anger inside. I was still talking on the phone just briefly... However, the more I told that person Mom was sick and needed rest, and the longer that person talking on the phone. Guess what? I was really fed up! I held my temper and told that person I needed to hang up and cut off the phone.
You may think I was rude to older... in some point of views, YES! I was! praised to LORD HE WAS WITH ME, or I would just yelled at that person and hung up.
Anyway, I gotta go I am very very tired today! I need to rest now!!!!
Warning: No phone call please
Please Do not call my Mom. She is very weak and sick these couple days. I will try my best update her status on here.
Please let her sleep. Please let your parents (if they used to call my mom as often as they can) not to call her (as they don't know about this blog).
I just want my mom take some rests. Thank you very much.
Please let her sleep. Please let your parents (if they used to call my mom as often as they can) not to call her (as they don't know about this blog).
I just want my mom take some rests. Thank you very much.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Not feeling well
Mom is not feeling well... This is the first time. First time I heard she complained. I am worried about her.
I blamed myself why I had to leave home that LONG today. I left at 9:30am and didn't come home until 7:00pm.
Mom said ... she started feeling "fever" not too long after I left... then... she felt all BONE PAIN, even the join. I know the CHEMO is working on her.
She didn't eat much. Just Carbohydrate again... I was not happy. So I was trying to get her good nutrition instead of giving me excuses ....
I bought her some "ensure" type supplement. Hope she feels better.
Working all day today and worrying about mom... I am so tired...
Ka Ho is working on his school assignments and school projects till now... we are so late... late ... late... Hope didn't wake her up ...
Taking her so hard to sleep. Hope she really can have a good sleep.
Please pray for her.
Dear God,
There is nothing much I have to complain. You actually treat us very well. Finally, you are letting mom feel how uncomfortable being a Cancer patient. It is not easy for her, but at least I know the drug is actually working on her. Not too sure how it will go next time and the last treatment, but I am sure you are still walking CLOSELY and DEARLY with us. This is our blessings. Please take away Mom's pain as I don't want Mom to be a drug user. Please take care of her. Praying in the name of Jesus Christ. ~Amen
I blamed myself why I had to leave home that LONG today. I left at 9:30am and didn't come home until 7:00pm.
Mom said ... she started feeling "fever" not too long after I left... then... she felt all BONE PAIN, even the join. I know the CHEMO is working on her.
She didn't eat much. Just Carbohydrate again... I was not happy. So I was trying to get her good nutrition instead of giving me excuses ....
I bought her some "ensure" type supplement. Hope she feels better.
Working all day today and worrying about mom... I am so tired...
Ka Ho is working on his school assignments and school projects till now... we are so late... late ... late... Hope didn't wake her up ...
Taking her so hard to sleep. Hope she really can have a good sleep.
Please pray for her.
Dear God,
There is nothing much I have to complain. You actually treat us very well. Finally, you are letting mom feel how uncomfortable being a Cancer patient. It is not easy for her, but at least I know the drug is actually working on her. Not too sure how it will go next time and the last treatment, but I am sure you are still walking CLOSELY and DEARLY with us. This is our blessings. Please take away Mom's pain as I don't want Mom to be a drug user. Please take care of her. Praying in the name of Jesus Christ. ~Amen
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
4th Chemo
Sorry to all of you ...
I am super busy with my Stuffs... I can't believe how busy I am today. working on my freelance project, running around for my own health, doing something for my wedding, searching different type of Options for my mortgages... so many things...
Monday (Jan 31)
Mom and I arrived to Hospital around 8:40am, Mom kept telling me that we didn't need to be there before 8:30am, but we had to wait for Dr. Tepperman to come one by one. Anyway, yesterday Dr. arrived Early. hahaaha! So... we were waiting and waiting... and waiting... until he came back, bcoz he passed us before we settled down.
Dr. came over and told mom and me that he was concerning about Mom's CBC level. last chemo, Mom had level 3.2, and this time she only had 0.95. Since the blood work was done last Friday, he wanted to do another immediate blood work before he confirmed to send us home.
Mom was worried. She was sitting there and thinking what exactly went wrong that it might be delay the Chemo. I told mom it was ok to delay a week, but Mom said she didn't want to look BAD for my wedding. Once again, that rethink if I should change my wedding date, Of coz Mom rejected it right the way.
Nurse Helen was gentlely doing the blood work for mom and leaving the STOP at the hole so Mom can do the IV. She said she believed Mom could do the Chemo. Time passed not too fast... Mom kept blaming herself... but then we figured it out what went wrong. Mom consumed a lot of Carbonhydrate (Noodles) in the past 2 weeks, she didn't eat much MEAT and VEGGIES. If body only has limited Nutrition ... that means... Metabolism will go slower... and and depends... how it divides the limited Nutrition.
(Sorry, didn't study well when i was little... this is my limited knowledge. It seemed make sense to me)
After an LONG Hour waiting... Finally ... Helen the nurse said Mom was OK to do.I asked for the #, wow! scared the heck of me... mom was 0.95 to 8.5!!! way over than 3.2 (3th Chemo) haahah!
New Drug, wow! Mom Became Drug user... She started to take 2 pills on Sunday (Avoid dizziness and vomiting), 2 pills on the Chemo day, and 2 pills on the following day. Beside this 6 pills, Mom needs to take 2 strong one from the last 3 Chemo. Then on top of all these... She needed to take 5 other pills before the Chemo drug injected into her IV... wow!! Mom is a pharmacy!
This new drug actually would burn her skin, so nurse put the gloves on her to avoid swolling from Mom's hands. bcoz of the first time, Nurse was taking extra care of Mom, kept asking how Mom's feel. Mom said she didn't like the gloves, they were too cold. So Nurse took them off from her. Wow!!! Mom's fingers became Frozen! just like the meat we put in the freezer, there was a layer of white icy snow on it. I was trying to keep mom's hands warmer, but end up Mom said my hands were colder than her! hahaah! That was true. My fingers were so cold!
The 1 hour Chemo end up 3 hours. Mom didn't need oxygen even nurse was preparing that for her. She was wondering how it would be. After we finished, I recognized how Mom's skin started drying right the way... I told her to put more lotion and remembered to bring Face cream on the road next time.
Every time, Mom wanted to eat Viet beef noodle, I was getting serious and tougher on MOM. I picked the place to eat. Haahaa! Guess where we went? Believe it or not, we went to Monte Carlos. This Hotel restaurant is one of the most famous place for ZAC brothers and sisters after Church Worship on Sunday. Not many people fighting the seats, but at the same time, I liked the food there. There were so many choices. Plus, the price was reasonable and affordable for a jobless person like me.
Mom went home after that and took some rests until Kenneth brought a fresh FISH and some Miced Beef for her as her dinner. heheeh! Of coz her favorite, Streamed FISH!
(Once again, I didn't have time to get the card reader, so the pictures can only sit in my camera. I will upload them later on this week)
I am super busy with my Stuffs... I can't believe how busy I am today. working on my freelance project, running around for my own health, doing something for my wedding, searching different type of Options for my mortgages... so many things...
Monday (Jan 31)
Mom and I arrived to Hospital around 8:40am, Mom kept telling me that we didn't need to be there before 8:30am, but we had to wait for Dr. Tepperman to come one by one. Anyway, yesterday Dr. arrived Early. hahaaha! So... we were waiting and waiting... and waiting... until he came back, bcoz he passed us before we settled down.
Dr. came over and told mom and me that he was concerning about Mom's CBC level. last chemo, Mom had level 3.2, and this time she only had 0.95. Since the blood work was done last Friday, he wanted to do another immediate blood work before he confirmed to send us home.
Mom was worried. She was sitting there and thinking what exactly went wrong that it might be delay the Chemo. I told mom it was ok to delay a week, but Mom said she didn't want to look BAD for my wedding. Once again, that rethink if I should change my wedding date, Of coz Mom rejected it right the way.
Nurse Helen was gentlely doing the blood work for mom and leaving the STOP at the hole so Mom can do the IV. She said she believed Mom could do the Chemo. Time passed not too fast... Mom kept blaming herself... but then we figured it out what went wrong. Mom consumed a lot of Carbonhydrate (Noodles) in the past 2 weeks, she didn't eat much MEAT and VEGGIES. If body only has limited Nutrition ... that means... Metabolism will go slower... and and depends... how it divides the limited Nutrition.
(Sorry, didn't study well when i was little... this is my limited knowledge. It seemed make sense to me)
After an LONG Hour waiting... Finally ... Helen the nurse said Mom was OK to do.I asked for the #, wow! scared the heck of me... mom was 0.95 to 8.5!!! way over than 3.2 (3th Chemo) haahah!
New Drug, wow! Mom Became Drug user... She started to take 2 pills on Sunday (Avoid dizziness and vomiting), 2 pills on the Chemo day, and 2 pills on the following day. Beside this 6 pills, Mom needs to take 2 strong one from the last 3 Chemo. Then on top of all these... She needed to take 5 other pills before the Chemo drug injected into her IV... wow!! Mom is a pharmacy!
This new drug actually would burn her skin, so nurse put the gloves on her to avoid swolling from Mom's hands. bcoz of the first time, Nurse was taking extra care of Mom, kept asking how Mom's feel. Mom said she didn't like the gloves, they were too cold. So Nurse took them off from her. Wow!!! Mom's fingers became Frozen! just like the meat we put in the freezer, there was a layer of white icy snow on it. I was trying to keep mom's hands warmer, but end up Mom said my hands were colder than her! hahaah! That was true. My fingers were so cold!
The 1 hour Chemo end up 3 hours. Mom didn't need oxygen even nurse was preparing that for her. She was wondering how it would be. After we finished, I recognized how Mom's skin started drying right the way... I told her to put more lotion and remembered to bring Face cream on the road next time.
Every time, Mom wanted to eat Viet beef noodle, I was getting serious and tougher on MOM. I picked the place to eat. Haahaa! Guess where we went? Believe it or not, we went to Monte Carlos. This Hotel restaurant is one of the most famous place for ZAC brothers and sisters after Church Worship on Sunday. Not many people fighting the seats, but at the same time, I liked the food there. There were so many choices. Plus, the price was reasonable and affordable for a jobless person like me.
Mom went home after that and took some rests until Kenneth brought a fresh FISH and some Miced Beef for her as her dinner. heheeh! Of coz her favorite, Streamed FISH!
(Once again, I didn't have time to get the card reader, so the pictures can only sit in my camera. I will upload them later on this week)
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Look Good Feel Better Jan26 2011 @ Chemo Clinic
Mom was really cranky for the whole day. I didn't really talk to her bcoz of her attitudes. I don't wanna get into trouble. I really didn't want to be yelled at.
Anyway, Kenneth came to pick us up and drove us to the Hospital. Mom had a special session. I really didn't expect much, but just wanted to go there and learned the make up session.
At first hour, the volunteers were teaching all cancer patients on how to put Natural make up on. Patients' skins are very sensitive, so they were trying to explain to the patients how to use the natural based make up materials to make them look good.
After the first session, the hair lady came to mom and asked if she could be the model. Mom claimed herself doesn't know ENGLISH, but she said YES faster than I explained to her.... humm....
Anyway, the whole hair session last an hour, she enjoyed it very much. why? hahahaa! Let's look at some pictures (Sorry, I forgot to bring my camera. I didn't expect that the session turned out in this way....)
At first, Hair lady should the patients how to choose the right wig, then how to put it on. Mom didn't know which one she should picked, so this chestnut colour hair wig was picked by me. (kekekekekeke! >=D)
After she put the wig on Mom, actually did some volume. I thought she was going to hurt mom, but Mom said she was really rough on the wig, but not her. That was good!
Then she was saying how to put the wig on the right position, see Mom was so photogentic... never eyes off my camera... haha!
After Full wig, she was explaining there were some people liked to wear hat instead of wig. But without the hair, hat looked dull, so partial hair wig should be applied on this situation. Mom didn't like that partial hair. She said it looked like "河童"... OH well... I have no comment, bcoz that wig with the hat, it actually looked good.
After some Q/A, she was teaching the patients on how to put on the wrap. Mom didn't like it at all, Not the Wrap part, Mom said she wrapped it too tight, which made her BIG head not comfortable.... humm.....
Then before it finished, Mom was using her English to ask the hair lady if she could tried on the BLONDE hair, the hair lady looked at her gasped... and asked her, "are you sure?" , then Mom said, "yeah, I want to..."
Then she helped Mom to put it on ... a lot of people said she looked so good.... All of a sudden, Mom shouted out, "I look like Lady GaGa..." I was like.... humm... .
"Anyone can give this lady Gaga a ride home?"
hahahahaaha! She always makes everyone SMILE! Mom, you are the best!
Honestly, She did looked Good on this wig. Even it is not a very clear picture, you could still how Mom enjoyed being Model with this wig....
This is the highlight of tonight!
Mom and I were trying to comfort other pair of mother and daughter. I knew Mom felt good about it....
Afterall, Mom was so happy and went home with a BIG SMILE, non stop talking about how she became Model and checking her gift from the session. A $300 make up/ skin care basket.
Mom didn't say anything related to God, but the way she showed the patience and care to others, I believed it was actually showed what God taught us, right?
Yhaaahaah! Mom you are still the best!
(Thank you Elsie by letting us know about this "Look Good feel better")
Anyway, Kenneth came to pick us up and drove us to the Hospital. Mom had a special session. I really didn't expect much, but just wanted to go there and learned the make up session.
At first hour, the volunteers were teaching all cancer patients on how to put Natural make up on. Patients' skins are very sensitive, so they were trying to explain to the patients how to use the natural based make up materials to make them look good.
After the first session, the hair lady came to mom and asked if she could be the model. Mom claimed herself doesn't know ENGLISH, but she said YES faster than I explained to her.... humm....
Anyway, the whole hair session last an hour, she enjoyed it very much. why? hahahaa! Let's look at some pictures (Sorry, I forgot to bring my camera. I didn't expect that the session turned out in this way....)
At first, Hair lady should the patients how to choose the right wig, then how to put it on. Mom didn't know which one she should picked, so this chestnut colour hair wig was picked by me. (kekekekekeke! >=D)
After she put the wig on Mom, actually did some volume. I thought she was going to hurt mom, but Mom said she was really rough on the wig, but not her. That was good!
Then she was saying how to put the wig on the right position, see Mom was so photogentic... never eyes off my camera... haha!
After Full wig, she was explaining there were some people liked to wear hat instead of wig. But without the hair, hat looked dull, so partial hair wig should be applied on this situation. Mom didn't like that partial hair. She said it looked like "河童"... OH well... I have no comment, bcoz that wig with the hat, it actually looked good.
After some Q/A, she was teaching the patients on how to put on the wrap. Mom didn't like it at all, Not the Wrap part, Mom said she wrapped it too tight, which made her BIG head not comfortable.... humm.....
Then before it finished, Mom was using her English to ask the hair lady if she could tried on the BLONDE hair, the hair lady looked at her gasped... and asked her, "are you sure?" , then Mom said, "yeah, I want to..."
Then she helped Mom to put it on ... a lot of people said she looked so good.... All of a sudden, Mom shouted out, "I look like Lady GaGa..." I was like.... humm... .
"Anyone can give this lady Gaga a ride home?"
hahahahaaha! She always makes everyone SMILE! Mom, you are the best!
Honestly, She did looked Good on this wig. Even it is not a very clear picture, you could still how Mom enjoyed being Model with this wig....
This is the highlight of tonight!
Mom and I were trying to comfort other pair of mother and daughter. I knew Mom felt good about it....
Afterall, Mom was so happy and went home with a BIG SMILE, non stop talking about how she became Model and checking her gift from the session. A $300 make up/ skin care basket.
Mom didn't say anything related to God, but the way she showed the patience and care to others, I believed it was actually showed what God taught us, right?
Yhaaahaah! Mom you are still the best!
(Thank you Elsie by letting us know about this "Look Good feel better")
Preparing 4th Chemo
Mom stays home most of her time... well... actually .... very much her old time... That I didn't really like... Always lock herself in her room, watching TV... ISOLATED herself from the world.
I always think this action is not healthy since she started addict into Korean TVs. I didn't like it, I don't like it, and I will not like it.
Now she has her excuses.... Very boring life... got up, turn on TV, have breakfast, watching TV... till tired... go to bed... hungry... eat, watch TV...
Whenever I bring this concern.... I will get yelled at. So, whoever read this, please don't mention it to her as she will go NUT of it. I would say... she reaches the point is OUT OF CONTROL.
I pray to Lord that after this process... She will realize that more exercises and social more are very important.
You may not know... my mom is not a very social person. Dad and she don't have MANY friends, so we (king, ka ho and I) don't have many Uncles/ Aunties since little. Just by their siblings .... are enough to keep us busy.
God bless King, Ka Ho and me, we are quite out-going. We learn how to deal with people on ourselves. HE lead us to open ourselves to the world. When I look at our parents, they don't have many friends, so most of their time will be at home. or just home social gathering.
Anyway, Good to let me "blah" about it. I was not happy this morning when Mom made a small incident BIG! Of coz, I didn't get mad at her, but I couldn't stand the way she thinks things now.... Geerrrrrrr!!!
Since most of you didn't see my mom for long time... here you go...
Even mom doesn't like to social... She always has all kinds of creative ideas. This is what she bought for Ka Ho to snowboard....
Humm... this is how my Mom treats me... always bought me all kinds of RABBIT figure... this hat is for me to snowboard... or regular use... humm...... I am already 30s something... I think it will be a bit not appropreiate... haahha!! Let see....
(taking these pictures when Mom saw the snow falling down... wanna prove to grandma that how Snow looks like...) Too bad.. .I am not a good photographer. =) Can't really see the snow...
I always think this action is not healthy since she started addict into Korean TVs. I didn't like it, I don't like it, and I will not like it.
Now she has her excuses.... Very boring life... got up, turn on TV, have breakfast, watching TV... till tired... go to bed... hungry... eat, watch TV...
Whenever I bring this concern.... I will get yelled at. So, whoever read this, please don't mention it to her as she will go NUT of it. I would say... she reaches the point is OUT OF CONTROL.
I pray to Lord that after this process... She will realize that more exercises and social more are very important.
You may not know... my mom is not a very social person. Dad and she don't have MANY friends, so we (king, ka ho and I) don't have many Uncles/ Aunties since little. Just by their siblings .... are enough to keep us busy.
God bless King, Ka Ho and me, we are quite out-going. We learn how to deal with people on ourselves. HE lead us to open ourselves to the world. When I look at our parents, they don't have many friends, so most of their time will be at home. or just home social gathering.
Anyway, Good to let me "blah" about it. I was not happy this morning when Mom made a small incident BIG! Of coz, I didn't get mad at her, but I couldn't stand the way she thinks things now.... Geerrrrrrr!!!
Since most of you didn't see my mom for long time... here you go...
(taking these pictures when Mom saw the snow falling down... wanna prove to grandma that how Snow looks like...) Too bad.. .I am not a good photographer. =) Can't really see the snow...
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