Day 4 After Chemo

The last couple of days have been really hard on Mom. She's been very sick; dealing with a lot of nausea and vomiting. She's been sleeping off and on but has also been in a lot of pain. Mom goes to sleep really early. Tonight when I spoke to her over the phone, she sounded very tired. Mom said she was sleepy and she spoke very slowly as well. We were chatting for a few minutes but I could tell she wouldn't want to stay on the phone very long. It was about 8:45 pm when I called. She also said she was feeling better today; no more nausea and she makes herself eat. She says liquids are really hard to get down because nothing tastes good. Water tastes horrible and she only drinks maybe a bottle a day. She's been eating soup and applesauce but has no real appetite. Mom takes her medicines with the applesauce, some require food but some don't. She has an appointment with her doctor on Thursday to get blood work done to keep track of the platelets/white blood cells since the chemotherapy lowers the count weakening her immune system; this is the reason she can't afford to get sick right now.