A very bad night... Lisa woke up twice with bad coughing to where it sounded like she couldn't catch her breath.  She actually doesn't have a problem with air supply -- she has one lung that is almost tumor free -- but the diseased lung is mostly closed off and the body's response is to try to cough out whatever is blocking it, even if it can't.  Additionally, there's not just cancer there, but mucus/phlegm in which bacteria can fester is also a problem in that lung.  Lisa also woke up several times feeling "distressed", and whether that is associated with her medicines or with her worsening general weakness, or a combination of them, is difficult to determine.

However, the swelling of her limbs continues to get a little better each day, and her pain is able to be kept controlled with a much lower dose of morphine than it required last week.