5/4/06

Hi everyone....hope this e-mail finds you all doing well. There is a whole lot to report. The good news is that Jen's "numbers" are coming back up dramatically over the last couple of days. Hopefully this indicates that the bone marrow is starting to take hold. Her target date for discharge (not to come home, but to go to the inpatient/outpatient center there every day) was May 5th. Not sure whether that will happen or not, but if not then, then hopefully soon thereafter. The not so good news is that the chemo this time around has really had some bad effects on her. One common side-effect of chemo is mouth sores. Unfortunately, Jen got the sore....only problem is that it developed in her throat. She says that swallowing feels like she's swallowing a handful of razor blades. As a result of her throat condition, she has been ravaged pretty hard with vomiting and has had problems with sinus bleeding as well. Needless to say, it hasn't been a real fun time for Jen the last two weeks. No signs yet of Graft Versus Host Disease, but we were told the signs wouldn't show up until her numbers came up.....so he hope to see something soon. That's all for now....I will send word when she is released.


Sincerely,

Jeremy