Don’t panic…not the end of Patrick, the end of leukemia! Patrick’s white blood cell levels have dropped, and came in today at a .05. The doctors are considering a .01 a success, so we’re on the right track and hopefully Patrick will only need a few more days before bottoming out and healthy cells growing back. It’s just proof that the sickness, the poking, the prodding and the boring days in the hospital are going to be worth it!
On another positive note, Patrick’s temperature is totally gone and his mouth is feeling much better. On a down note, however, he has an unexplained rash on his legs and it’s spreading. The nurse said it’s not a typical side effect of chemo, so they’re going to send in a dermatologist to take a look and hopefully make a diagnosis. In the meantime, he’s getting decent doses of Benadryl to keep the itching under control, so he’s pretty zoned out most of the day. Hopefully it’ll be something simple and will be gone before he knows it.
More to come as information comes to us!
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Glad to hear you're better Patrick. My computer has been in the shop since Thur. and I really missed this blog. Susie kept me posted which I appreciate very much. Sarah, you do a great job on this. You can tell you are a journalism major. Keep up the good fight Patrick.
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