Mom moved up to the sixth floor at St. Lukes today which specializes in cancer care. The room is set up to accommodate two beds, but right now it only has one, so she'll have some privacy as she recuperates from these procedures. She's going back to Faxton about 2p for the next radiation and that will continue for two weeks. The chemo is a one time thing that will be repeated again in 21 days. I'm sure at some point they'll do additional MRI testing and cat scans to see what impact all this is having, but she's definitely moving forward quickly with the treatments, and we'll hope for the absolute best outcome.
They haven't said anything about going home yet, but depending on how her system reacts to the chemo, it might be possible that she could go home next week. One doctor mentioned to her, "sorry to keep you through the Easter weekend," which seems to me that she might be able to go home soon thereafter. She'll need to get back up to Faxton for the radiation treatments each day, and Jen has been able to arrange her schedule to be there a lot during the day and will be able to assist with transportation. (Good thing she got her driver's license!)
Gail and I will be traveling back to Happy Valley next weekend with Nate, so we're looking forward to spending time with Mom again and letting her see how Nate has grown.
As TJ's almost 5, he's understanding more and knows that something is up, and he's having some difficulties. He seems to have some kind of bug right now as he's running a fever, but the stress has likely impacted his immune system and made him more susceptible to illness. Please include him in your prayers as he's going to need support through all this as well.
Craig
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I know what you are going through as Leslie finished her radiation last week. It was time consuming and caused some fatigue, but the chemo was very stressful. After two days the white count drops to zero and your immune system is gone, she had to stay with me for a week because Lauren brought illnesses from day care ane resulted in 3to 4 days in the hospital. Keep small children away from her for the first week after each chemo.
I pray all goes well.
Laura
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