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Outings like the grocery store can be exhausting. It also opens her up to the flu and RSV that are going around. Make sure she has a mask on. And remember, masks make it a bit more of a challenge to breathe.

Could she participate by helping plan a pick up order? Try premade puddings, cream soups, add cheese, use Half and half instead of milk, ice cream, pies and baked goods.

Ask her primary care doctor for occupational therapy. Im going through chemo again and Medicare has me doing OT and PT at home. I walk around the inside of the house a bit and the exercises I do are gentle but they are imprint strength and stamina.

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Thanks @denzie for the tips.

We did go to the store. She wanted to get out and walk around. The outing was good and she got a lot of walking. We did pick up some jello pudding boxes and she made it when we got home. I forgot how good that is.

But that night she got very sick. It was nausea and vomiting. The doctor had told us about four or five days after chemo this could very likely happen. She took the nausea meds they gave her and that did help, but it was a tough night. Thankfully she is getting some sleep. now.

We're still just taking it one day at a time. We try to make everyday the best we can.