Day 9

Greg has been lethargic all day. I doubt he's spent 10 minutes sitting up. He even fell asleep sitting on the toilet! We've given him Morphine during the day to combat his leg pain. But it causes constipation and sleepiness. We noticed that his stomach is bloated which could be a side effect of a chemo drug, or it could be because he is constipated. One thing is for certain: it's definitely not because his stomach is full - I doubt the one fried egg he had today topped him off to the point of stretching. We're going with the constipation theory. The suggested stool softener, Miralax, isn't working sufficiently, so we've moved on to a laxative, Magnesium Citrate. To put it mildly, it is sour. Painstakingly, we are trying all kinds of concoctions to lower its potency, and lessen the gag-reflex, all to no avail. We've spent way too many hours trying to get him to take the 6 oz that should produce a bowel movement. Hopefully we'll find a winner before dawn.