Another Delay

Maddy was supposed to start the second chemo cycle of four on Tuesday after having many delays. Her counts finally made it, but she had been having some episodes the last two weeks where she would get chills, run a low grade fever, have a headache, and eventually would vomit. When we got to the hospital on Tuesday to start chemo, we went over what had been happening again with the doctors. To make a long story short, the symptoms she was having were due to an infection in her central lines. Everytime her lines were flushed after blood draws, the bacteria was pushed into her system. Luckily, the bacteria she has is very treatable with antibiotics, so that is what they are doing now. Hopefully, her cultures will start coming back negative and we will be able to come home in a day or two and finish up the antibiotics at home. Then she will have to go back to the hospital to start the next cycle of treatment when the infection is taken care of.


To add to all of this, my (Dorothy's) grandmother passed away this morning. She passed peacefully in her sleep. Something we are all grateful for.


Thanks again to everyone for all of your thoughts and prayers!