I had to almost laugh when you mentioned the mopping of the floor and the pail in lap. Although they did not have to mop up after daddy he did have his pail in his lap constantly. No one else there did and daddy felt so bad that he was "disturbing" everyone around him. We were fortunate to meet a man that was sitting directly across from him who was there for his first treatment for EC. It did daddy so much good to talk with another person in a similar situation! I did tell the man, more than once, that daddy's response to chemo was not the norm. I was so afraid that watching daddy was going to terrify him about what was to come!
My mom truly is beside herself. I am two hours away and my sister and brothers are an hour away from their house. We're all two hours from MUSC, including my parents. We are all trying to help out and spend the night at the hospital, etc. so that she can get some rest. But in the end, she is the one who is the 24/7 caregiver.
Thanks for all the advice and kind words. I pass all the information I get here on to Daddy and it helps to know that others have experienced some of the same things.
Is this the week you go back to school? I am sure you're excited. Teaching is my 2nd career and I am still learning-just finished my masters in Dec-just before Daddy's diagnosis. How's that for timing?