Dad this morning was looking weak, but better than he has been at times.
Mom this morning was sore from a trip / fall she had last Wednesday that really banged up her knee. So she stayed home while Dad and I went to meet with the cancer doctor and do some shopping. Mom was also a bit sad because her memory loss issues were apparent to her this morning.
The cancer doctor said that there is a chance of remission of cancer. However, he will not know for quite a while how much of a chance. This was good encouragement to Dad to keep trying to live, so he can keep taking care of Mom. He seems to feel that Mom's memory condition is such that she would need to be moved into assisted living, which he knows she would resist.
Based on my guess that nutrition was part of Dad's current weakness, the doctor ordered him to drink two nutrition drinks a day.
In past his medicine was such that he could not have them, since they contained vitamin K. Now his medicine is such that there is no problem.
Dad is considering starting to take taxis, so he will not feel as much of a bother to Cousin Sean and I. He feels the senior bus system would not wait for him. I have convinced him that taxis are more patient, but he still worries that he would have to hurry out.
By the time he got home, Dad was looking a lot better. His mind got distracted off himself onto the day's mail, and seemed to perk up quite a bit.
When Dad was back home settled in his chair, Mom and Dad started bickering about a couple of long running disagreements, Mom's ability to drive, and Dad's desire for cooked meals eaten together. Previously Dad had said he would be happy when Mom was yelling at him, cause then he would know she is OK. I think they are both more OK than they have been in a while. Still, I wish they could learn to relate better without focusing on and discussing their dissapointments.
I left them with Mom preparing a simple dinner for them, and their bickering having been let go of for a while anyway.
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