A tough ride...

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Well Mum had her 2nd lot of chemo yesterday, at least she knows what to expect this time and she's not looking forward to it. It's been tough watching her suffer with the pain and sickness but I'm guessing a million times harder to go through it so I just keep smiling and telling her it'll be ok soon.

 Her hair has started to come out, it was just a few strands to start with but as we were talking this morning it just seem to be falling out every time she moved her head, I brushed it for her and the brush was just full of it, I think we were all hoping that it wouldn't happen as she was told that she may not lose her hair but it has and it's now kind of visible that she's sick, she looks like a cancer patient (she's looked so well up to now) and I think it's hit harder than any of us were expecting. I think she's wanting to cut it all off, I think that's her way of facing it head on, my sisters and myself took her wig shopping this morning and she got a couple of head scarves yesterday at the hospital so if she want to then we'll support her and she's ready to face the world. My daughters are also making her some headwear, mum want them to be involved even though they don't know the extent of mums cancer both she and I feel they need to know what's happening the Macmillan booklet on telling children was a great help in giving me advice on this, they have both been so grown up about it and have been a real comfort to Nana.

   She's been armed with more meds this time to help with the sickness so fingers crossed she'll not be at bad as last time... we'll just have to see!

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