Friday 10/28/2011

Marilee had a setback today as she had a pretty severe reaction to the chemo treatment. She had been receiving the chemo for about 8-10 minutes when she had the reaction. We continue to be blessed with great medical staff and I think we had the best nurse on the floor. They immediately stopped the chemo and got her feeling better and then watched her for a couple of hours of monitoring. A doctor working the emergency department at Huntsman came in for two visits and it was decided to discontinue any treatment for this day. She was disappointed that she could get the treatment but Dr. Ward and his staff will review the process and come up with a different plan and a different "cocktail" mix. The experience drained her of her strength today and so she went down for a nap as soon as we got back to Kelli's house. I imagine it will be Monday before we hear back from Dr. Ward for the new plan of action. We will regroup as a family to give her the needed support to get her going again.