Things Got Exciting

8:30 AM  Pam slept really well last night, thanks to Atavan, but she is still groggy this morning, so I'm getting some work done while she sleeps.  She is also talking in her sleep*, from what I can gather, she is dreaming about a decorating project of some sort.

About 10 AM, things got exciting.  She started having more difficulty breathing and her oxygen level got pretty low. Her nurse, Judy, did a great job of getting the other nurses to help out, getting respiratory therapy, and her physicians attending to it immediately.  In short order, they had her oxygen level back up to normal and Pam was out of distress and resting more comfortably.  Unfortunately, she may be developing pneumonia in her right lung, so, she will be on IV antibiotics.  She is also receiving platelets and another unit of blood today.  These are all things that her oncologist warned us might happen, so nothing unexpected, although it still sucks.

2 PM:  Things are under control, still watching her oxygen level closely.

*Quotes from Pam while talking in her sleep:

• "I think that looks about right."
• "Yes, it is."
• "What do platelets do?"