Skylar was admitted this past Monday to begin her 1st chemo treatment. She was given the first half Monday night over 6 hours and she did pretty well. Her nausea was not bad and she even found time to play Tuesday. The 2nd portion of her chemo was given Tuesday afternoon. By Wednesday morning she was very sick, but not from the chemo so much, but from the virus she caught on top of everything. Skylar has RSV which is a respiratory virus that little kids get. Because of her lung disease and the chemo the doctors wanted to keep a close eye on her so we are still here at the hospital. Its Friday and we are hoping to go home today if the pulmonologist and oncologist think she is strong enough. The good thing is she has not had a fever since last night and her lungs are still clear through her horrible cough and congestion. The worry is that by Sat or Sun she will begin feeling the side affects of the chemo and her blood counts will go down. Fighting chemo and this RSV is a lot for her. We hope that the virus will subside just enough so she can keep fighting.... Poor baby she is definetly being hit with so much. Keep her in your prayers because she needs all the strength she can get.
For those family members who may want to visit her the doctors just ask that everyone that comes in contact with her must have their flu shot and anyone with young kids should not be around her until the virus is gone because it is highly contagious....I'll post again soon.
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