The aftermath of finding the cancer in C's brain, for a short while, was remarkably uneventful. I think it helped that when the doctors came in with the news there was already a plan in place, everything moved quickly and his headaches, double vision and dizziness soon dissipated. Our friends and family have rallied around us helping with childcare and food delivery, making everything less stressful in so many ways. Then halfway through radiation treatment, C spiked a high fever.
We rushed once again to the ER and after a long series of tests found that C had sepsis, a blood infection. He was admitted as they worked to figure out which bacteria they needed to treat for and where he source of infection was. They never quite figured out the latter for sure, since there were no obvious infection points they made the assumption that his port was either the primary or secondary source of infection and needed to be removed. So they removed it and installed a Picc Line to administer the antibiotic through, which could be done at home. So finally after a week of having to stay at the hospital he was finally released, feeling stronger than he had since before the brain symptoms started.
The home nurse came on discharge day to teach us how to use the picc line and how to administer the antibiotic, which I'll spare details but it is very involved and time consuming. The girls have become quite comfortable playing nurse and assisting Daddy with his treatments, we felt that this new hurdle was past us and have been slowly looking at planning some sort of getaway for us and the girls once the treatment is over. Family time has been completely lacking lately and sorely needed as we navigate these new developments.
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