Charmaine is hanging in there, but is still experiencing alot of pain in her mouth and throat from the mucositis caused by the radiation and chemo. It's where the tissue is raw down your throat and all the way through the digestive track. This is completely normal and expected to happen when the old cells die to make room for the new ones. Most everyone here on the 8th floor is going through the exact same thing and feels each other's pain. Us caregivers just smile and nod at each other as if to know we are on the same team.
She is starting to run a low grade fever tonight as the nurse warned us she would. It's another expected occurrence with the process. If it gets too high, they will give her different antibiotics to control infection.
So far, everything seems to be going as planned according to the doctors and nurses, so we just pray the new cells will start growing within a week or so and she can start healing!
Thanks again for keeping up with Charmaine's journey, and for all your prayers.
Stefanie
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We continue to pray!!
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