Tough week

Ellen has had a tough week. The second round of chemo has caused her to have bad mucositis (inflammation and ulceration of the digestive tract). She is being sick, has constant diarrhea and requires morphine to manage the pain. She is unable to leave her bed and feels understandably miserable! The chemo has now finished but these symptoms are likely to continue for a while longer and we still have a wait of 4-5 weeks in hospital before her bone marrow starts to function again.