9:15pm
Well. We both survived the first chemo session. It's true that dreading the unknown is often worse than experiencing the actual thing. So it was with today's 'first'.
Val had no immediate adverse reaction to the two drugs given her - that's why the day was so long, because a couple of hours were built in for observation to ensure her heart or breathing weren't negatively affected. We know that the impact of the treatments will build over time. Fatigue will come, as will assorted other horrid things. But today was good.
The nurses were fully present and kind and capable. Randa drove us to the appointment for 8:15am, I was with Val all day, and Mendel came along and stayed and drove us home by about 2:30pm.
Yvonne dropped in for dinner and now we're closing up the day. Jacki delivered some groceries. We are well taken of for the moment. (We're still working on figuring out what the larger long-term needs are going to be and, once we know them, we'll organize lists and rounds and schedules and so on.)
Who knows what tomorrow or the following days will bring, but for the moment we're content with having had today pass as it did.
Goodnight.
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