Mom continues to baffle the doctors. Even though the CT scan was normal, they said sometimes it takes a while for the effects of a stroke to be manifest. So this afternoon they did an MRI to see if that would explain her difficulty communicating and give us some ideas of prognosis. The MRI came back normal!
Tomorrow they will do a spinal tap. The brain is bathed in spinal fluid and they will be checking to see if the lymphoma is in the spinal fluid or if there is some infection there.
Meanwhile, her blood counts are good. The colitis and C Diff seem to be responding to antibiotics though it is difficult to get them into the GI tract as she isn't swallowing well. She hasn't had a fever in some days and she is not retaining fluid. She has a blood clot in her leg which they are treating and watching. She is on IV nutrition as she has not been able to eat for some days. We hope this will give her the building blocks to fight off whatever bad stuff there is.
Your continued prayers are appreciated.
Daughter Jan
Monday, September 15, 2008
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Dear Auntie Anno,
Sorry to hear you are back in the hospital. I don't mind Brian being there, but you don't belong there! My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Sending you warm hugs,
Lynnie
Amy, Halimah, Yusuf and Hamzah send their love to Granno.
We are following her progress through the blog. Thanks for the updates. Kisses to Granno. Love to her kids.
Prayers, Amy
Charles and I are getting updates from Barb and reading this. We just want you all to know we are sending Anno lots of love--and to the entire family as well. Please give Anno a big hug and kiss for us and tell her she is in our prayers.
Much love, Donna
Wish we could give you a hug through the computer! Know that we are praying......
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