The dashboard clock read 7:07...

...as we turned from the hospital complex. Mary was feeling a little tired but no other noticeable side effects. As we approached Los Gatos, she suggested hamburgers and onion rings from our favorite joint. I asked her if she was serious and she was! OK, so we called in a takeout order and when we arrived she suggested we eat at the joint because the food was hot. Frankly, I was stunned!

So we ate there and headed home. The dogs greeted us with great enthusiasm for the simple reason we were an hour late for their feeding time. Mary changed into her nightclothes and I went out to cover a patio door set with plastic sheeting. The weatherstripping is damaged and the repair man will show up after the storm--we learned this afternoon--so I covered it with plastic sheeting. Hopefully it will withstand the incoming storm. When I came back into the house, she was watching TV--well, not exactly. She was actually sound asleep. I think the fatigue and tiredness side effect from chemo has hit her full on--but no nausea. I put her to bed about 9:00 PM and we'll see how the evening goes.

We did learn that she will be given a nausea drug at each chemo session that prevents her from driving for the balance of the day. That means I'll need to call on the taxi team again. As I wrote earlier, we may do a daily drop off and pick up team, especially if today's snafu happens again. Even if things go smoothly, we now know her blood tests take 90 minutes to process. Add an easy hour for the pharmacist plus a full hour for her Gemzar infusion (instead of the 30 we were told) and we are approaching a four hour cycle. If anyone wants to hang out, the system is set up so that a visitor can be present--you have to wear a face mask in the infusion area--and because this is on the 2nd floor with great windows the cell phones work fine as does Stanford's guest wifi system.

I am watching PBS show, Audrey Hepburn Remembered. If it runs on your PBS station, be sure to watch or record it. A very nicely done history of Miss Audrey.