New Chemo and Another Fall

Dad started his new chemo yesteday. Hopefully it goes well for him. So far so good. He takes 2 pills in the morning and 1 pill at night for 2 weeks straight. It sure beats having to sit at the hospital for 5+ hours.  He has a handy compartment with each day am and pm on it so he won't get confused if he took them or not. I filled them up this morning for him so he's all set. He will continue this for a while and get blood work to watch his tumor marker, and as long as everything is good, he will be able to do this for some time before we have to switch it up. Say your prayers, cross your fingers, or whatever it is that you do and hope that it works out well for him. It would be nice for him to be able to do this for the summer.

Dad's is so anxious to get all his gardening and flowers/plants planted that he's been doing them himself.  He's doing it slowly, but his legs aren't doing too well and today, while I was standing right next to him, he tipped over and hit the road. Luckily he was kneeling down when it happened so the fall wasn't too hard, but he did cut his head open and his elbow again. I had to pick  him up and then walk him back to the house and bandage him up. I'm so upset about this. His balance is really bad these days. I feel horrible because I was right next to him when it happened and I couldn't do anything. I was too far away to catch him and he tipped the opposite way that I was.  He's ok now, but I warned him that he can't be leaning over and kneeling to do things anymore. I know this upsets  him, and knowing him, he won't listen.  He has been falling at least once a week lately, most of the time, he tries to hide it from me, but luckily Mom tells me,.

So, I have a job for my family this Monday when everyone comes. I don't want to hear any whining or anything, but we need to get his gardening done for him. I did finish up what he was doing today when he fell and he promised he wouldn't do anymore today. But, if we don't get it done for him, there's no promising that he won't try it again. With all of us chipping in, it shouldn't take that long. I appreciate everyone's help with this.