Monday April 20, 09
Val had an unexplainable fever on Saturday night for about 6 hours. Sh runs low with her temperature at 97. So her fever of 99.5 for 6 hours was kind of scary for Val and Dad both.
Fatigue has been a big factor his month. Val continues to go downstairs for all meals, but hasn't made it outside for her daily walks in the driveway. Today Monday, she was having more pain in her abdomen than yesterday or even the day before. Baine my oldest brother went to Val and Dad's house today after lunch to help Dad with a few chores (move a rock outside and rotate a carpet inside). We all hope this last week before chemo #7 on this Friday brings better days.
Dad is ready for some new web sites to search clinical trials for ovarian cancer or even some chats of woman with ovarian cancer (as he has been on the computer a little bit). So if anyone has a favorite site (sites) please feel to put them in the comment section of this blog as he and Val both check the blog.
Love and prayers to Val.......Salynn
2 comments:
Jay & Val
I've done some quick google searches per Salynn's post. Here are my best hits:
1) Nat’l Ovarian Cancer Coalition:
http://www.ovarian.org
2) Nat’l Institute of Health:
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/ovarian/
3) Ovarian Cancer National Alliance:
http://www.ovariancancer.org/
4) MayoClinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/ovarian-cancer/ds00293
5) American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org
Kelley
xoxo
Jay & Val
I checked with a friend of mine who's Mom is battling a ferocious cancer in her mouth & neck. Here's her feedback on information sources:
Ok, we learned a lot from American Cancer society, the National Institures for Health and also a website that we heard about at the Stanford clinic: cancercare.org. That website has a great deal of material, including copies of published reports that I never saw on any other website. We also learned a lot from an oral cancer website. I bet the ones you have found that are specific to ovarian cancer will be good to read.
The Stanford Cancer center does have a medical library which the patients are encouraged to visit. The Librarian will research whatever we asked for - such as radiation for head and neck cancers - and send us articles. It was a great resource.
Love that last one -- effectively your own research assistant - hope you have such a service!
Kelley
xoxo
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