Physical Therapy and Kindess

 Some days, the acts of kindness of strangers is overwhelming. Many thanks to Cheryl, a physical therapist across the country, who sent my mom a personalized Physical Therapy package in the mail after learning about the weakness and weight loss she has experienced after the last round of chemotherapy and Donor Lymphocyte Infusion.Up until February of this year, my mom has started to gain weight, slowly returning to normal. Then we heard news of the relapse. That was when we went through three more rounds of chemotherapy, and a Donor Lymphocyte Infusion. All caused various side effects that made it harder to eat including nausea, throat constriction, mouth sores, and loss of taste. Then she had really bad swelling of the feet, which made it difficult to walk and exercise. The combination of both resulted in a greater loss in weight, bringing her down to 82lbs. In February, she had slowly climbed back up to 94lbs, which was a great accomplishment! Before cancer, she was 125lbs and very active. We will slowly get there again, especially with help from people like Cheryl!IMG_7832