Aug. 17th, 18th, 19th

Aug. 17th, 18th, 19th

August 17th and 18th, there’s not much to report. We had a quiet weekend. We did some chores, ordered out and Shannon did some TikTok LIVE videos. Monday the 19th, she had a clinic visit for cell count check and a doctor visit. Her cell counts are starting to...
Aug 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th

Aug 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th

Tuesday the 13th was a rough day for Shannon. She was really feeling bad from the chemotherapy she had just received over the weekend in the hospital. She was feeling achy, nauseous, and tired all day. I gave her the PRN meds for pain and nausea which helped some. I...
Aug 12th

Aug 12th

The Oncology Team stopped by early Monday morning. Her labs looked good except her hemoglobin was low. Normal hemoglobin for an adult female is around 12 – 16 g/dl. Shannon’s has been running lower around 9.5 to 10. Monday morning it was 6.6 g/dl and the...
Aug 10th and 11th

Aug 10th and 11th

The headache from Friday night resolved by morning. We think it was just related to getting intrathecal chemo but not necessarily a CSF leak like she had last time. We’re just glad it went away on it’s own. The weekends are pretty quiet around here. All of...
Aug 9th

Aug 9th

Shannon had a good night with the chemotherapy. It’s still running (24 hour infusion). It will be completed around midnight tonight. Then she will start a different one that is given every 12 hours. The only side effect she experienced was some night sweats and...