Update as of May 19, 2007 @ 1:50am

Carmen has came home to have a better night sleep while Andy stays with Cassidy in the hospital tonight. The oncologist doctor says he suspects some bleeding inside the tumor from the MRI but he needs to wait till the final report to confirm that. Also the PAT test is scheduled for next week, which will give even a better look at how the tumor cells are reacting to this first week of Chemo. Also the shots to boast white blood count and blood thinner have started.

Carmen says Cassidy is having like 6 different drips going into her and 3 drip monitors is connected onto her drip pole. With all these drips going into her port, the nurses had trouble getting blood from her central line port and they had to draw blood from her arm, so with those shots already started, Cassidy is getting a lot of pokes in her arm and she says it's hurting. Carmen also says she is still vomiting and is very scared of eating anything.

Nurses kept waking Cassidy up for tests and checks, and with different drips has different timeline, those monitors were beeping non-stop the whole night. Also with all the tangling tubes going into Cassidy, nurses were quite frustrated during MRI trying to detangle the tubes.

Carmen and I felt that other than the side effect of Chemo making Cassidy tired, she might be also too emotionally distressed that she would rather stay sleeping and not deal with all the trauma. Carmen tried to give her things to read but she was really not interested in seeing or doing anything. Let's pray that the side effects subside so Cassidy can be more awake to do something she likes and perhaps eat a little too.

May God bless Carmen with a good night sleep that she can recharge to continue this journey with Cassidy and her family. May God also guide Carmen to enjoy the time with Aaron while they are at home together and that they get to talk about things. Aaron is going to the EMD retreat this weekend, pray that he has a great time filled with fun and spiritual nurture. Pray also that Andy and Cassidy also enjoy their special time together.