Well, after another visit to the clinic early this morning, we were given the go-ahead to begin chemotherapy. Maggie's ANC had to be at 500 and it was at 700 this morning, so we made our walk up to the inpatient oncology floor. Once on the floor we quickly found a red car for her to cruise. This will be our entertainment and exercise for the next 5 days. She will be getting Cytoxan and VP-16, a 5 day infusion of a couple of hours a day. Currently, they are giving her 4 hours of IV fluids to help boost her levels and then she will get the most unfortunate urinary cathater. They give her Ativan to help with the procedure, but it doesn't do much.
Our neighborhood had trick-or-treating last night so we dressed Maggie up for the occasion. I will post pictures of her later this afternoon.
Pray that this next round of chemo will go routinely, that Maggie will not get any fevers or mouth sores, and that she will be in good spirits while in the hospital.
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We've been keeping up with the blog; thank you for updating it so religiously. You are a courageous family! It's hard to believe now, no doubt, but know that one day this ordeal will be a distant memory. We look forward to seeing you all soon.
Much love,
Judith and Dallas
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