Done a lot in such little time

We are all exhausted and have not begun the actual chemo treatment yet. I was released from the hospital on Monday, April 16 after a five day hospital recovery stay from my surgery. And on Tuesday, Tommy started right in on his testings, Wednesday my parents came to assist and help -- thank goodness they did! So today is Tuesday, April 24 and so far Tommy has had chest x-rays, several vials of blood drawn, EKG, echo grahm, CT scan, MRI, two bone scanes and today was his PET scan. Today was the hardest on Tommy of them all. Our report time to MAMC was 8 AM PST, he was not able to eat or drink - minus whatever water it took for him to swallow his "loopy" pill. He was on a major high from the pill -- admiring how strange his faced felt, phasing in and out on conversations, having a hard time remembering his full name, unable to support himself / own weight standing, walking and sometimes even just sitting. It was kind of ice breaking for us to see him like this -- he was like a cute, happy drunk. Then came the Wicked Witch to do an IV -- she sucked! Blew the first one, had Tommy in a total stage of panic, Daryl was crawling out of himself and I was stuck in the middle of it (thank goodness I'm still taking my pain kilers...if you know what I mean). Daryl and I helped the nurse get the stupid IV in Tommy and then shortly thereafter, we were able to walk Tommy in to the PET Scan room and stay with him till he "went under". It was nearly 12:30 PM when were back in route home -- Tommy hasn't done so well with being put under, he up chucks -- lovely! So here we are in my SUV and Tommy dumps a nealy full bottle of soda pop on my floor -- no real harm or big deal. Then out of the blue, he nearly turns blue and tells me he's going to throw up. Thank goodness we took a little tub for this type of thing -- he fills it and we are in a mad dash up 509 to get home. Once home, he gets sick 3 or 4 more times and shortly thereafter goes to sleep till nearly 5 PM. They really druged him up -- I think they over did it. Our neighbors are wonderful, they brought over dinner knowing our situation and mom and dad are leaving in the morning. Maggie gets a quick bath and then swept off till bed and Tommy starts telling us he's tired and wants to go to bed. We retire to the "boat" and then he wants to sleep with Papa and Gee (my parents) AMEN! Go for it son -- I'll have room in my boat tonight. So now here I sit, fighting my eyes from closing and feeling those body twiches one gets when they have over done it. Friday will be more hell :(! Tommy will be put under AGAIN, have a port placed in his chest which he'll have for the next couple of years (used to inject his medicine) and he'll have a marrow test AND bone test done. And on Monday, April 30, he'll have his first "chemo" treatment and just found out Daryl might leave that same day or the next! Keep the prayers and know we keep the faith and love you all for your support.