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Texts From Allison

Texts from Allison, my niece I mentioned from when Mathew was first admitted to the Zephyrhills Hospital. She was in Orlando going through her Oncology fellowship.



                  How is he doing at home?  pain still controlled?
                  Received March 20

Yes swelling down too. He's trying to get his 
days and nights swapped LOL
Saw Dr. Reed before we left. He felt that cancer 
was already responding to chemo
Sent March 20

                   That's great. And if is swelling is going down that's a sign 
                   it is too.  Bet he is more comfortable and less snippy with you 
                   too now that he's out of there?
                   Received March 20

Has been a lot less snippy since 
starting chemo
Sent March 20

                     That's good. Finally having a plan probably helped in
                     addition to feeling better
                     Received the March 20

Yes
Send March 20

Nurse told me but don't remember. From start of 
chemo when is his immune system it's weakest.
Sent March 21


                      7 – 10 days from day one
                      Received March 21


K that's what I thought. His swelling is going 
down every day and apparently, he didn't get
full dose this time.
Since March 21


                       That's great. He didn't get full dose BC 
                       of his liver so it was the highest dose 
                       delivered could handle, so hopefully 
                       the Billi will be down to normal by
                       next cycle and he'll get full dose.
                       Received March 21


Yes and I think they were surprised Billi
kept going down and that he could take 
all five days.
Sent March 21



*****Mathew had had a noticeable change in his personality before his diagnosis. He had become quite short with me, which wasn’t like him at all. Allison had told me if was from the tumor and all of the toxins and she was right. As soon as he started responded to the chemo, he was back to his normal personality.












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