Nasty cold...

Hi everyone,

Last weekend, most of the Teeter clan got together and Uncle Scott and Aunt Diana's house for a belated Easter celebration. It was really good to have most of us together -- Uncle Terry and John were able to be there as well as a surprise visit from my mom's Uncle Dick and Aunt Sharon from Michigan. I know it was good for the family to see Mom and be able to spend some time with her -- I know I felt better knowing she was able to spend the day with everyone.

My mom woke up with a nasty cold on Wednesday -- which Sally, Chad and I also got -- and she was put on an antibiotic right away for 7 days. She also has had some increased swelling in her legs and her face. This can be a side effect of the Sutent but it could also be indicative of heart problems. She told me today that as far as she can tell, her heart feels fine. Dr. Baweja put her on a diuretic which she will start tomorrow to help with the swelling. She is still scheduled for the echo cardiogram on Tuesday 4/28 followed by an appointment with Dr. Baweja for a check up.

Nothing else is really new I guess...She watched Sam for a few hours today which I know she enjoyed but I'm sure it also wore her out. We had our usual Friday night dinner (minus JT who is at work) tonight. Speaking of dinner...another side effect of the Sutent is changes in taste which she is now having. She says nothing tastes right which is making it harder to eat since nothing really tastes good. However, she is still eating and has been eating pretty well over the last couple of weeks -- even having a steak sandwich last week. (She wasn't able to stomach even the smell of red meat a few weeks ago...so she was excited to have a steak sandwich.)

As usual, if I've forgotten anything I'll add it as it comes to me...I will also try to add some more pictures in the coming days. If you have any pictures of Pat that you'd like to share, please feel free to email them to me and I'll be sure to post them. Most of you probably have my email, but for those of you who don't here it is: abby.maxwell@gmail.com

Hope everyone has a good weekend,

Abby