Today Carol completed 7th day of radiation and reports that “treatment went better today.” It seems that she is experiencing a reduction in pain around the tumor- maybe not such a little victory. She also was visited by 2 home health RN’s who are on board to help monitor the pain medication that she is on.
Carol also is receiving some physiotherapy in her home. Feels good to know she is surrounded by not only loved ones but by professionals who are helping her through this. A big challenge at present is nausea and abdominal pain. She was going to try some clear soup tonight and was also started on an anti-nausea medication today which hopefully will help.
Carol will undergo more tests tomorrow – a CT scan – to further answer questions as to what exactly, where exactly, etc. She’s also getting more radiation tomorrow and finishes this regimen of radiation on Friday.
More support arrives tomorrow in the way of Randy’s Dad Ray and sister Tammy from Quesnel. Keep the prayers, food, and love coming… she knows we’re all pulling for her.
These updates are provided by Susan Z . We can't thank you enough for putting into words the difficult treatment Carol is enduring. We will pass on info as it becomes available. Everyone remains hopeful and positive.
Thanks to the enormous out pouring of support on the MEAL CALENDAR. We are off to a running start. Please do not feel you have to commit to a specific dish when volunteering. It just gives us a way to not double up on meals and allows others to plan for future meals.
“If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or Fight Like Hell.”
Lance Armstrong
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