Cancer Card

Well, after a long night of throw up, sleeping on the living room floor, coughs and potty runs, we are all recovering well today, surprisingly. As hard as it has been, it felt good being "mom" again, rather than a wife caring for her husband who has cancer. Even quarantined, J fought off a sore throat all last night, but says he is feeling good today. We are coming up on our "Have-to-eat-real-food-TPN" deadline, January 10th, but the doctors are working to extend the home care for us. We started J on some poi (Hawaiian starch staple made of taro and water), and he has been able to tolerate it well. I am basically trying to remember what I started our kids on when they began eating solid foods. I roasted some organic sweet potatoes, and pureed them with some rice milk, but J got nauseous and couldn't get them down. Tonight I gave him some quinoa pasta with coconut oil and salt. He said it tasted like heaven! He was saying after all of this, he should be allowed to eat anywhere for free for two months. I told him they should give him a "Cancer Card", like a VIP pass to dine anywhere for free! Hah!

So, we are taking baby steps in the right direction. J is not only maintaining his weight, but actually gained two pounds since we have been home. And, as much as I don't enjoy cooking, I am excited for the day when he can eat again and his main course isn't a bag hanging from an IV pole.