Charmaine has done very well since the radiation, chemo, and transplant. The Dr's say much better than average. The effects of the chemo and radiation are kicking in now. Her throat is extremely sore to the point that she is on a morphine drip continuously to control the pain. This they say is very normal and will go away when her numbers start rising again. This time the nausea and diarrhea were mild and short lived compared to some of the other regiments. So far this has not been nearly as hard as we expected.
The effects of the transplant will take 2 or 3 weeks to surface and maybe even much longer if she has them to any degree. Some people hardly have any, some have them for very long time. This is GVHD (graft verses host disease).
She has still been able to walk nearly a mile everyday.
Because of the morphine she is sleepy and very drowsy all of the time now. She can not eat at all because of the throat but sips on liquids some.
She is still in very good spirits and looks strong.
We don't know how long we will be here. 2 or 3 weeks more I would guess if no complications set in.
Emory almost feels like a second home to me now.
Thanks for all your prayers.
Sam
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