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...
Aug. 8th

Aug. 8th

We started the day off still on the 7th floor, waiting for a bed to open up on the 20th floor. Shannon ate breakfast and Dr. Diamond and his residents rounded. Then, around 11am we heard a knock at the door. It was transporation trying to pick up Shannon for IT Chemo...
Aug. 7th

Aug. 7th

The new attending came by in the morning, Dr. Yun…I’m guessing at the spelling. The attending docs rotate every week or two so they’re constantly changing. Dr. Diamond and a resident came by as well. Dr. Diamond is rounding for the Oncology Team this...
August 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th

August 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th

Saturday and Sunday, August 3rd and 4th, there’s not much to report. We had a quiet weekend, did some cleaning, ate a lot of my mother-in-laws food and rested. Our neighbor Mr. Vince and his wife Eileen brought us a smoked brisket, which we took care of real...
July 30th, 31st, August 1st, 2nd

July 30th, 31st, August 1st, 2nd

The past several days have been filled with trips to the clinic. On Tuesday Shannon had a virtual visit that was rescheduled because the NP (Nurse Practitioner) was out of the office due to illness. Shannon had a virtual visit with the NP on Wednesday Morning and then...