update about my sister: she pulled through some very rough days, but the nausea finally stopped and for the past 2-3 days she's been able to feed relatively well. we're alternating between home-made foods and isocal and scandishake in different feedings to make sure she's getting enough callories as well as fresh nutrients. she still can't take more than 180ml of anything in one feeding though, so she has to feed every 1-2.5 hours. tiring, but way better than where things were last week. she's also off IV and able to keep hydrated. she's got one more round coming up this week. the task is now to keep up her morale.

good thoughts, healing and peace.

gita

sister diagnosed 11/03 SCC maxilla keratenizing stg IV T1N1Mx; 4-7 positive lymph nodes; dissection 12/03 left upper pallette removd; radiaton left side 35 sessions 2/04-4/04; recurrence same side 4/04; chemo began 5/04 incl cisplatine, 5fu, taxotere