1/10 – Tuesday
Michelle is doing well. She is still on 3 liters per minute of oxygen. We will have a nurse and a physical therapist come to the house twice a week. It was nice seeing her get some exercise today. She went outside for the first time since the blood clot discovery.
The MRIs are long, loud, stressful, cold and painful. They tell us if, where and to what degree the cancer is in the brain and spine after radiation. Treatment options will be discussed depending on what is found on the MRIs. If there is a lot of cancer still in the brain and or spine, the medical team would have us consider putting an Ommaya Reservoir in her head to deliver chemotherapy directly to her spinal cord. This would be a weekly treatment different from the traditional 3-day chemotherapy treatment. The traditional chemotherapy treatment will not cross the blood brain barrier and attack cancer cells in the brain and spine. It only attacks the cancer cells in the lungs and liver.
On a lighter side, Chele is tasting food again. Making dinner has been a challenging task, but I am happy she is enjoying her food again. After losing her sense of taste with her chemotherapy treatment in December, nothing sounds good for her to eat unfortunately, so I am having to get very creative in finding dinner ideas that aren't boring. We settled on grilled cheese last night. I do love watching her eat.
Love, Brian
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