Sep. 2nd & 3rd

Sep. 2nd & 3rd

August 2nd was Labor Day. It was pretty quiet around the hospital. Shannon started was on her final bag of IV chemo. It finally finished around 7am on August 3rd. The Oncology Team (Dr. Mims and Residents) and the attending stopped by. They said she was good to...
Aug. 30th, 31st and Sep. 1st

Aug. 30th, 31st and Sep. 1st

Friday the 30th The first bag of IV chemo got started around 2am or so. This was the quickest start yet. It was probably less than 12 hours from admission. So she was admitted, PICC line placed, lab work done, chemo mixed up and started in less than 12 hours…not...
Aug. 27th, 28th, 29th

Aug. 27th, 28th, 29th

Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th Nothing to report for Tuesday the 27th. Shannon had a doctor appointment on Wednesday the 28th and we met with Dr. Abuasab for the first time in several weeks. He just returned from visiting family in Jordan. He confirmed that cell...
Aug. 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th

Aug. 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th

Friday thru Sunday (23rd – 25th) We just hung out at the house. Shannon was feeling better after her blood transfusion from the previous day. The boys helped me with some outside chores. We made some fence repairs on one side of our backyard, worked on cleaning...
Aug. 20th, 21st, 22nd

Aug. 20th, 21st, 22nd

There’s not much to report on Tuesday the 20th, nor Wednesday the 21st. Shannon was at home and feeling weak and tired. On Wednesday she also noticed bruising starting to appear on her legs and arms. She had petechiae(tiny round red spots due to bleeding under...