Monday, January 12, 2009

Mother's Index

8: The number of hours between Zofran (anti-emetic) via IV push
18: Average number of times mother has vomited per day since December 21, 2008
2: Number of times we visit the hospital to draw blood
5: Day in December when we found out about mother's cancer
6: The number of hours between each bag of Bactrim (antibiotic)
10: Units of insulin in each bag
3: Months allowed for the Family Medical Leave Act
16: The number of hours the total parenteral nutrition (TPN) bag runs
2050: The total ml of each TPN bag
1000: The ml of sodium chloride mother takes for dehydration
4: The stage of the cancer
6-8: Weeks before one knows whether the chemo is effective
12-15: The estimated number of months she has to live