Day 43 - Stem Cell Transplant
Apologies for a very quick update today but I have Emma's golf prize giving to attend with her in a while. Looking so forward to this as it will definitely be a change in scenery and it's always nice to be proud of your kids.
Jimmy was in much the same space as yesterday. His mouth, throat and colon sores have come back and so has the diarrhoea. It is impossible for him to eat the hospital food. Apart from the taste and he is not being fussy, his taste buds are playing havoc with him, he can't handle the consistency. So I have just been to woollies and bought tinned soup, custard, tinned spaghetti etc. Dr Fine said anything that does not have live cultures is okay so things like yoghurt are a no no. The kitchen lady said to pack his cupboard and she will ask him each morning what he wants and will prepare it for him. I am hoping this will get his appetite back.
His white blood cell count is stuck at 1 at the moment and I am a little concerned as his nose is stuffy and he has a little bit of a cough but Dr Fine said they will watch this. I managed to get him up and showered him and then he sat in the lazy boy for an hour sleeping. It is better for him to be sitting rather than lying in bed slightly lifted to try and get the fluid out his lungs.
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Congrats to Emma and I still suggest Popsicles for his dry mouth, and soothing the sores. So sorry for what Jimmy's going thru... and you are a wonderful caregiver Viv! xoxo
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