Not many, but still she managed to smile a little today. Praise be to Him!
Her stomach has settled a lot, still a little crampy, but nothing realy serious. She still has mucositis (the blisters and ulcers all the way to her stomach), so she cannot take in any food or liquids and she still has a reasonable level of constant pain. She is still on constant as well as 'patient controlled' pain relief, which makes her very sleepy and causes her oxygen levels in her blood to drop. This means that she will have to wear a mask for additional supply of oxygen.
She looks a little bit like a Christmas Tree at the moment: a port and a pic line with a total of 5 machines, an oxygen line and a line to her foot to measure heartrate and oxygen. However, the important part is that it seems that the transplant has worked as all of her blood indicators are climbing back to normal, which is great news.
She can sit up in bed again and even manages to do some activities (building lego, always the best...). Talking is very difficult due to her ulcers, but she still manages to communicate.
There is still a long way to go, but we are hopefull that she can be out of hospital early next week.
Thank you all for your prayers and please continue to do so as we're not there yet.
Thoughts and prayers sent up every night for you all. Saskia, you are such a beautiful and brave little girl, I admire you so much and that wonderful smile lights up the room! Lyn xxx
ReplyDeletePraise be to Him, indeed.
ReplyDeletePraying earnestly that the treatment continues to work and will be successful.
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