Round and Round and Round She Goes
Entry 1 10:46 a.m. Jenny is up and out. She shuffled into my room before leaving to go see Heather and do a bit of Christmas shopping. I do worry about her. This extended chemo respite, its been some time now, and will be some time--maybe a week--before she begins again. That makes me nervous. Her receiving chemotherapy makes me nervous. Her not receiving it makes me nervous. It isn't six of one, half-a-dozen of the other. But I don't know. I just don't. If I haven't noted it, the doctor suggested this chemo regime will have milder effects on her body--and didn't mention loss of hair. But it is gemcitabine which caused her hair loss before, and that is the primary constituent of this chemo. I read a study from 2014 on GTX for people receiving the drug after second, third and fourth line failure, and it is fairly positive in terms of extending life. At least something positive to ponder.