It's Wednesday... Do you know what that means?

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Chemo! Treatment #5 of 8 is done! One of the side effects we are seeing is  an acne like rash. It's like being a teenager all over again only without the energy levels. I hate to be such a scrooge but January can't get here fast enough!

He's been having a hard time eating and swallowing and has realized that having a feeding tube is necessary. I've been giving him multivitamins every morning with his breakfast. First, the regular horse pill kind, then we went to a mint chewable. That didn't last long. A few days ago, we switched to the gummies. That didn't work long at all! This morning he said it felt like he had eaten a ghost pepper. My next line of attack is the liquid form. I already know that whatever flavor additives they put in them is going to be too much, so my plan is to add them into his morning shakes. He thinks they all taste like ass, so what's a little more flavor going to hurt.

About those shakes.. at first they were just in addition to his regular breakfasts like eggs or oatmeal. The last few days they have become a staple. Swallowing has become so difficult and painful that we are now doing a mostly liquid, very soft diet. I've taken to adding baby food (especially veggies and fruit) into his protein shakes to make sure he is getting the other nutrients he needs. Last night he had some creme of chicken soup that I made with milk and stirred in a baby food jar of turkey and gravy into to give more calories and protein. He said it was tasteless. Oh well.. at least he's not acusing me of making his oatmeal with cat shit like he did last week. 🤣

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