Just wanted to update you all about Kim. It's been really rough for her. She has a terrible infection - the infection really surfaced labor day weekend, and she was put on antibiotics (2 different kinds), but they didn't work. On Saturday (after the horrible flooding), the nurse came and noticed that Kim has a hole in her neck. Instead of the fluid draining from her trach, it's coming out of the hole. She suggested that we make an appointment with Kim's oncologist.

So Monday, Kim goes in and he says that the hole is due to the effects of the radiation, surgery, and chemo. Basically the skin is just being eaten. He even thought that the chemo was working. (Good News!)

On Tuesday, she went to chemo, and the doctor was concerned that Kim wasn't gaining any weight and that she still wasn't feeling good. He took a CT scan and saw some dark areas. He's not sure if they are more tumors or if they are pockets of infection. He also said that he doesn't feel that the chemo is working. (Bad News!) He was concerned about the infection, so he made an appointment for Kim to see an infectious disease doctor.

Thursday she went to this doctor. She says that Kim has an abcess(sp?) and that she thinks the chemo is working, but it's also deteriorating her lymph nodes (liquifying them) and that's what's causing the infection. She prescribed that Kim is given a shot of antibiotics daily.

Then this morning while Kim was sleeping, her trach popped out and she couldn't get it back in. She kept trying, but no success.

I feel so bad for her. She is going through such a tough time and it hasn't been easy once! Every time we think things are actually going ok, she's knocked back down again.

Hopefully things will get better and the new antibiotics will clear up this nasty infection.

Keep your fingers crossed!

God Bless,