T minus 1 Day; Bonnie hanging tough (from Mike)
Bonnie has completed her 4 days of heavy dosage chemo (10x stronger than anything she has endured in the past). That was immediately followed by TBI (Total Body Irradiation), which started Sunday morning. She has two sessions of TBI per day, ending today.
As you can imagine, all the treatments have taken their toll. She is exhausted and has had intermittent bouts with nausea and vomiting. All to be expected and quite usual, however, given the severe regimen; so, she is very much on track. She remains tough-minded and focused, even during this most trying period.
The transplant procedure, which is very much a denouement, will happen Thursday. It entails a 30-minute (non-invasive) IV transfusion.
Her internet connection is down, so she has not been able to respond to emails. (She has also been too tired, even if the connection were up. We're working on getting her re-connected for when she starts to get her strength back at the end of the week and into the weekend).
...More to follow.
Mike
As you can imagine, all the treatments have taken their toll. She is exhausted and has had intermittent bouts with nausea and vomiting. All to be expected and quite usual, however, given the severe regimen; so, she is very much on track. She remains tough-minded and focused, even during this most trying period.
The transplant procedure, which is very much a denouement, will happen Thursday. It entails a 30-minute (non-invasive) IV transfusion.
Her internet connection is down, so she has not been able to respond to emails. (She has also been too tired, even if the connection were up. We're working on getting her re-connected for when she starts to get her strength back at the end of the week and into the weekend).
...More to follow.
Mike
posted by gbiddle616 at Wednesday, August 03, 2005
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