Today has been a fairly good day. Katie hasn't been eating much the past couple of days because of the nausea (due to the chemo) but today she did manage to eat a little bit & hold it down for a while. Laura Beth spent this past couple of days with my family & they brought her up to see us (and for William to take home with him today). We were able to sneak Katie out of the unit & let her hug & kiss her sister. (I say sneak because no one under 12 is allowed on the unit due to flu season & Katie is not suppose to leave the unit). Katie misses Laura Beth terribly, but of course after giving hugs & kisses she was ready to go back to her room. She enjoyed getting to see Nana & Aunt Ashley (Pop was coming down with a cold so he couldn't come see her). After William & Laura Beth left for home, Katie & I took a nap. We were definitely tired after last night....the IV pumps were beeping about every 10 minutes or so ALL NIGHT. But the good news is that when this chemo is done tonight, we are done with chemo! And the other good news is that week one for us is finished! Now on to week 2....Please continue to pray for her. This next week will prove to be a hard one. They tell me that her mouth ulcers will begin soon & that will be very painful. This chemo is very hard on the digestive system & causes it to be very irritated. It ranges from just uncomfortable to be put in the PICU to be intubated due to her throat closing up.
***Side note: If you have been following our blog very long, you know about Layla. She is on the BMT unit as well. She is about a week or so ahead of us in treatment. Please pray for her & her family. She has the mouth ulcers pretty bad & has had some difficulty with the narcotics. Her dad did say she was doing better when I talked to him yesterday. Her birthday was this past Thursday...she is now 2.
we are praying for you all-especially for Katie's strength and that she may even be so blessed as to not have the terrible mouth ulcers. Also we are praying for Layla. May God provide all you need.
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Christa my prayers are for you and strength to get by this next week. Glad Katie got to see Laura Beth and that it helped her. I will say prayers for Layla also. You hang in there and depend on God to get you by this trying time.
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Mona White
I will be praying for no mouth sores!! God can do anything. I also will be praying for you. Rest, endurance and peace knowing that God will take care of your precious girl.
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