Peru Monday

today's auntie update:
she had treatment number 9 of 12 today. I asked her how she was feeling:
her arthritis is about 10-20% of what it was before she got here...and she has stopped taking her medication for it
her bladder is "behaving itself" and she only got up once last night
she sleeps better and her insomnia is nearly gone
her hearing has improved
she has not had a back ache since her first treatment (she had been in constant back pain)
she stands much straighter
she walks up and down stairs easily
she walks for a couple hours a day, and is fine
she smiles more


I think once she has built some fitness (she has not moved around much in years), she will really be back in the swing of life. Obviously, we won't know anything about her cancer status until she is tested at home, but at a minimum, her quality of life has improved incredibly. She is thrilled.