Teresita C. de los Reyes
15 October 1925 - 22 November 2009
Showing posts with label Photos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Photos. Show all posts
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
More Party Photos
Ma & Pa with friend Emily Delane. Another friend Auring gave Ma her wig and put on her make-up.
Ma & Pa with friend Let Cueva.
Tita Belen, Ma, Let Cueva & Tito Pepe
(L-R) Foreground: Dorothy & Melissa. Background: Lizza Mae (Ate Beth's daughter), Kit, Maia with baby, her husband Raymond Siu and Raymond Mendoza.
Fr. Rene & Ryan
Richard's fiancée Tricia (Trisha?) and Richard
Tita Belen, Ate Eva (background), Ma, Tito Pepe and Ate Vicky.
Ma & Pa with friends (from left) Litz Quintong, Emily Delane and Bien Quintong.
Long line at the buffet. There's lechon hidden somewhere in there.
Kuya George, Dorothy & Melissa with Ma.
Ma cutting the cake with help from Emily.
Guest Jenny dancing the Hawaiian Wedding Song for Ma & Pa.
They really did dance the hula. I heard they practiced for days.
Pa joined in on the dancing.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Party Time!
Well, I think the party was a success. So many friends and relatives pitched in to help before, during and after the party. Other friends provided entertainment without being asked. I couldn't have done it without them. Thank you so much to everyone.
I don't know how many guests showed up, but the only thing we ran out of was dessert. Friends of Ma made extra dessert to supplement the ones I ordered, and we still ran out. We had leftovers of most of the dishes. Because they thought we might run out of food, Pa ordered pansit malabon, and Ate Vicky brought some Arroz Valenciana.
I didn't have time to take many photos, so I'll have to get copies from other relatives who did. In the meantime, there's this:
That's the parish priest second from the left.
More photos tomorrow.
I don't know how many guests showed up, but the only thing we ran out of was dessert. Friends of Ma made extra dessert to supplement the ones I ordered, and we still ran out. We had leftovers of most of the dishes. Because they thought we might run out of food, Pa ordered pansit malabon, and Ate Vicky brought some Arroz Valenciana.
I didn't have time to take many photos, so I'll have to get copies from other relatives who did. In the meantime, there's this:
That's the parish priest second from the left.
More photos tomorrow.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Pain is Right on Schedule
Chemo #3 Day 5
Ma has muscle pain in her left leg. It started yesterday, as I expected. She's taking Darvocet for the pain.
Her mouth sores are back. She used lidocaine before eating to take away the pain. She also rinses with the cocktail of Nystatin, lidocaine, Benadryl, and Maalox that Dr. Irwin prescribed a couple of weeks ago.
I gave Ma a printout on cystitis. If she's not going to drink enough water, she should at least know what symptoms to expect when her bladder gets affected. Blood in the urine and painful urination just don't sound good to me.
I ordered the lightweight wheelchair. It's about 8 lbs. lighter than the one Tita Belen has. The main difference is that Tita Belen's chair has 12" wheels in the back, nice for rough terrain. But the one Ma has is fine for light use. I wanted something really light. It's about 19 lbs. with the footrests and 15 lbs. without. The back folds down in addition to the seat, so it doesn't take up that much room in the trunk. Ate Eva lent me Kuya Rey's wheelchair (probably from Kaiser), but it's about 43 lbs. with the footrests and 35 lbs. without. Plus it's too bulky.
Here's Ma in the wheelchair.
She also likes the rocking chair we got last week at Costco.
Ma has muscle pain in her left leg. It started yesterday, as I expected. She's taking Darvocet for the pain.
Her mouth sores are back. She used lidocaine before eating to take away the pain. She also rinses with the cocktail of Nystatin, lidocaine, Benadryl, and Maalox that Dr. Irwin prescribed a couple of weeks ago.
I gave Ma a printout on cystitis. If she's not going to drink enough water, she should at least know what symptoms to expect when her bladder gets affected. Blood in the urine and painful urination just don't sound good to me.
I ordered the lightweight wheelchair. It's about 8 lbs. lighter than the one Tita Belen has. The main difference is that Tita Belen's chair has 12" wheels in the back, nice for rough terrain. But the one Ma has is fine for light use. I wanted something really light. It's about 19 lbs. with the footrests and 15 lbs. without. The back folds down in addition to the seat, so it doesn't take up that much room in the trunk. Ate Eva lent me Kuya Rey's wheelchair (probably from Kaiser), but it's about 43 lbs. with the footrests and 35 lbs. without. Plus it's too bulky.
Here's Ma in the wheelchair.
She also likes the rocking chair we got last week at Costco.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Chemo Almost Canceled
Chemo #3 Day 1
Ma's chemo almost got canceled today. She's supposed to have a blood test done two days before her chemo. Because she just had one done last Wednesday, we thought that was good enough. It's not. The cancer center wants more recent numbers for her white blood cell and platelet counts. So Ma had her blood drawn yesterday afternoon, but it could take 24 hours to get the results back. The cancer center had actually called this morning to cancel her chemo today, but they called back half an hour later to say the test results came in this morning after all.
It was almost noon when we arrived at the cancer center. First thing they did was give Ma a warm blanket fresh out of the oven. Then they gave her lunch. But Ma doesn't like their lunch, and she ate before leaving the house. She had their soup though.
The nurse gave Ma the usual pre-meds -- Benadryl, Pepcid, Decadron and Zofran. It usually takes a while for the pharmacy to have the meds ready. As a result, the Taxotere wasn't started till 1:30pm. They started it off slowly and checked her vitals every 5 minutes to make sure she doesn't have any bad reactions. After 20 minutes, they bumped up the drip to the normal rate. It took 1.5 hours to finish the Taxotere. The Cytoxan was started around 3:10pm and also took 1.5 hours. We were out of there by 5pm.
I tried an experiment today and had Ma chew on ice while getting her chemo. Some say it might keep her from getting mouth sores. We'll see.
Ma's red blood cell count is too low, so Pa has started her on iron pills. Those pills cause constipation. We're hoping it'll help counteract Ma's diarrhea.
Here's Ma getting her Taxotere.
This is the infusion room at the cancer center after almost all the patients had left. There are 6 recliners. You can see Ma's blanket in the lower left. There's another recliner behind the curtain at the end. As you can see, it's a bit cramped. Thank goodness there usually aren't many guests accompanying the patients. Today I seemed to be the only one, and I was seated beside Ma.
Ma's chemo almost got canceled today. She's supposed to have a blood test done two days before her chemo. Because she just had one done last Wednesday, we thought that was good enough. It's not. The cancer center wants more recent numbers for her white blood cell and platelet counts. So Ma had her blood drawn yesterday afternoon, but it could take 24 hours to get the results back. The cancer center had actually called this morning to cancel her chemo today, but they called back half an hour later to say the test results came in this morning after all.
It was almost noon when we arrived at the cancer center. First thing they did was give Ma a warm blanket fresh out of the oven. Then they gave her lunch. But Ma doesn't like their lunch, and she ate before leaving the house. She had their soup though.
The nurse gave Ma the usual pre-meds -- Benadryl, Pepcid, Decadron and Zofran. It usually takes a while for the pharmacy to have the meds ready. As a result, the Taxotere wasn't started till 1:30pm. They started it off slowly and checked her vitals every 5 minutes to make sure she doesn't have any bad reactions. After 20 minutes, they bumped up the drip to the normal rate. It took 1.5 hours to finish the Taxotere. The Cytoxan was started around 3:10pm and also took 1.5 hours. We were out of there by 5pm.
I tried an experiment today and had Ma chew on ice while getting her chemo. Some say it might keep her from getting mouth sores. We'll see.
Ma's red blood cell count is too low, so Pa has started her on iron pills. Those pills cause constipation. We're hoping it'll help counteract Ma's diarrhea.
Here's Ma getting her Taxotere.
This is the infusion room at the cancer center after almost all the patients had left. There are 6 recliners. You can see Ma's blanket in the lower left. There's another recliner behind the curtain at the end. As you can see, it's a bit cramped. Thank goodness there usually aren't many guests accompanying the patients. Today I seemed to be the only one, and I was seated beside Ma.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Photos 6/27/08
Ma & Kit. You can see the Pleur-evac (the canister connected to Ma's chest tube) in the left foreground.
Ma & Pa
(Clockwise) Isa, Kit, Ma & Lou
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Graduation Party
Kuya George's elder daughter Melissa got her BS in Nursing. They threw a party at a Chinese restaurant. Lots of food -- pork in lettuce leaves, soup, shrimp with walnuts, chow mein, fried rice, spicy beef, Peking duck with buns, etc. There was also a whole lechon that people munched on before dinner. And there was a table with marshmallows and pretzel sticks that you could dip into the chocolate fountain.
Tito Pepe & Tita Belen with their granddaughter Melissa.
Tito Pepe, Tita Belen, Ma & Pa
Ate Vicky, Kuya George & Tito Lum
Tita Belen, Beta & Ma
Raymond & Maia. Maia is due in July.
Ate Beth, Totie & Ryan
Marianne & Lizza Mae
Raymond & Dennis
Ryan, Lawrence & John
Richard, Ate Beth & Totie
Ma & Pa
Beta & son
Kuya George, Melissa, Anjelica & Dorothy
Lechon head that Ate Beth took home.
Tito Pepe & Tita Belen with their granddaughter Melissa.
Tito Pepe, Tita Belen, Ma & Pa
Ate Vicky, Kuya George & Tito Lum
Tita Belen, Beta & Ma
Raymond & Maia. Maia is due in July.
Ate Beth, Totie & Ryan
Marianne & Lizza Mae
Raymond & Dennis
Ryan, Lawrence & John
Richard, Ate Beth & Totie
Ma & Pa
Beta & son
Kuya George, Melissa, Anjelica & Dorothy
Lechon head that Ate Beth took home.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Photos 5/11-5/15
We went for a walk at the mall on Mother's Day (5/11) after spending several hours cleaning up the office.
After we got the second opinion Wednesday (5/14), we had lunch at Stanford Mall.
Ma talking on the phone with Kit on 5/15. This was taken at the office. Yes, Ma still works.
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