Friday, September 28, 2012
Dillon's pain has improved considerably over the past couple of days. The mouth sores are visibly healing and the blood in the vomit has decreased. He has, however, developed a fever of 101.5 in the past 12 hours. This is pretty normal for a person with no immune system; but Dillon is very worried about it. The docs gave him lots of reassuring words last night. They are not sure of the cause but are running multiple tests to see if they can identify the source. They say one cause could be the mucositus because there were/are open sores in his GI tract, which naturally contains bacteria, and that without any immunity that bacteria can cause infection....just the normal flora of the body, the gut,the skin is an infection risk. They started another antibiotic in the hopes of helping kill off whatever is going on. Big D is sleeping much of the time.....his body is exhausted and worn down and his spirits are too right now....however....you should have seen his face light up when his Grampy walked in the door yesterday!!!! My dad will be here for a few days, which is a much appreciated respite for me and a great boost for Dillon's mood, as well as my Dad's. Even in the throws of a fever-induced confusion last night, when Dillon woke up his first question was...."Where is Grampy?"
With Grampy there to visit it's sure to help Dillon's spirit and I know it will help Grampy a ton. More prayers heading your way so Dillon can fight this fever and continue to heal and grow ever stronger. Love aunt Marilyn
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