Nothing much new to report today. Ethan went up to visit this afternoon. I think most of my Dad's meds have been transferred to the IV form so he doesn't have to swallow them. I talked to him a little around noon - I couldn't understand him very well but that is somewhat his throat bothering him and somewhat the medication impairing him.
The doctor assured my Mom that these mental side effects would subside (probably next week sometime). He said that the combination of the pain meds building up in his system and the chemo doing it's thing on top of him being rather malnourished over the past month can lead to patients becoming confused and disoriented. He said that once this nutrient infusion they started kicks in and his white cells start to replenish themselves we should see improvement in his condition.
Sherry hit it on the head when I was talking to her today - she said it's like his body is using so much energy just fighting the leukemia and trying to heal that his brain just doesn't have enough to function.
Thanks for checking in on us! Please keep praying. This week will be continually stressful as we near the next bone marrow biopsy which should be a week from tomorrow. That test will determine if we actually are at remission or not. Please pray that we are.
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