The Corner

We haven't yet rounded it, but I think we can see it.

Henry had a very bad day yesterday. Everything had worsened. His pain was not well controlled. His rash has expanded to close to half of his body, and he was scratching it uncomfortably often. His mouth is full of sores, and his entire mouth and lips are swollen from them. His drool and mucous had become more bloody again (in line with his dropping platelets.) He has been sleeping so much on his right side that his right arm and face is swollen and his eye almost swollen shut.

I talked to the doctors about being more aggressive with his pain control, and they made some larger changes to his doses. He had a much better night, and is smiling for the first time in a while this morning. (Of course, who wouldn't smile with Aunt Molly entertaining!)

There are some bright spots. He hasn't had a fever for about 24 hours. He seems to be drooling less, and therefore coughing less frequently. His white blood cell count almost doubled to 110, which probably accounts for the improvements.

I don't want to jump the gun, or count our chickens, or any other cute phrase you can think of - but I think we're close to rounding the corner. It can't come soon enough.