Day 6 has been by far the hardest for Camden. His pain is being managed by continuous morphine. A side effect from the megadose of chemotherapy has left him with mucositis (inflammation of mucus membranes in mouth, throat, and stomach) and also causes sores in these areas. Camden's does not have visible sores, but he cannot open his mouth and is in a lot of pain. We are fully relying on tube feeds for nutrition. Last night he vomited out his NG tube and it had to be removed and replaced. His ANC is 50, still declining to 0...praying his suffering will not last long, as it is painful to watch your child like this, but our strength, courage, religion, and faith prevails and will guide us through and Camden will quickly recover! Please continue to pray for his complete healing! Much love~
Gramma Nanc
9/30/2013 10:33:17 am
Jess sending you big hugs !! nothing worse than watching your sick child !!! God is holding you ALL and will get you thru this .!! Camden, praying that you stay strong as your body heals. . HUGS &PRAYERS
Aunt Donna
10/1/2013 02:02:15 am
I am sending all my love, thoughts and prayers as always and asking GOD to have this awful part of his treatment to go extremely fast so you can all go home together soon. You amaze me with the strength you have through all of this Jess and I am so glad that your faith is stronger than ever through the hardest time that any mother could ever go through. LOL
Debbie Staley - APRN
10/2/2013 12:11:50 am
Everyone at Sutay and Stewart Pediatrics is sending you warm thoughts and best wishes for a speedy recovery. We think of Camden often and are following your blog and keeping up with his progress. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK - CAMDEN!
Susan gagliardi
10/2/2013 10:18:49 am
I do vigil at my church every wednesday night 8_9pm. I bring up camdens picture on my phone and devote my hour to him. He is the bravest boy i have ever met. Comments are closed.
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