Cilla's birthday

My Mom continues to go through her chemotherapy treatments and is taking it "one day at a time" (hence the blog title) but tends to have some days better than others based on how many days after she has her chemo injections. As of now, she gets them on Tuesdays so tends to have low energy during mid week and she improves by the end of the weekend in terms of symptoms and energy- Sunday and Monday are her best days. That said, BU Medical is changing her scheduled day of injection to Wednesday (starting in 2 weeks) so then her good days will be Monday and Tuesday.

On the good days, she's more interested in visitors and overall just feels better. Her appetite is up and she has even done some fun things like go to the beach and last weekend to Jane & Paul's farm with the Cunningham fam.

Another such good day was two Sundays ago when we celebrated her birthday in the Quincy Marina (pic above). Dad treated to a wonderful luncheon and we all had just the best time laughing and enjoying memories.

That day reminded us all about how fragile these moments are; that something we used to all take for granted such as going out to lunch together is now a rare happening. That is probably one of the most difficult things for my Mom as she is so social and has such a zest for living life to the fullest. As she is, for this small window of time, a bit on the sidelines, I know she absolutely loves socializing with all the people in her life anyway she can- whether by a quick visit, a card, email, or Facebook. We even hope this blog will be a great place for her to feel the energy and love of those who know her. And, of course, she feels your positive thoughts and prayers.

Well, it is Sunday so here's to a great day for Cilla!