#TeamCharlotte-The Wait --Article No. 2-the week's wait for diagnosis, spinal tap
#TeamCharlotte-The Diagnosis --Article No. 3-Charlotte has leukemia
Now on Monday, July 24, 2017 Charlotte is started on her first round of chemotherapy, Pegaspargase, and as you can see she is very alert and wary of all the preparation.
Mamaw Melinda and I were there along with Erin and Travis. Erin had to go down the hall to check on some things when the nurses started bringing in the chemo prep equipment earlier than scheduled.
Travis asked the nurse if they were ready to start and before he could finish a text to Erin things started going terribly, terribly wrong instantly.
Charlotte started turning red and breathing hard. She looked like someone had poured scalding water on her and I screamed something is going wrong! Then she started screaming. The nurses came running in and shut off the pump. I shouted at Travis to get her up she was going to choke.
I didn't know until later that Travis had the forethought to grab the tube and pinch it to stop the chemo flow. I couldn't even get up out of my chair for a long time, my knees would have buckled under me seeing that child going through that.
She cried for some time but Travis finally got her soothed down. She was given Benadryl to counter the reaction to the chemo.
When the Pegaspargase was chosen as Charlotte's first line of defense, doctors told Erin and Travis that only 5% have a reaction from the drug. After Charlotte calmed down the nurses said this is the first time in 6 years this has happened but it happened to Charlotte.
Folks-it was a really scary time. This great, granny's heart breaks all the time for this baby. Please keep her in your prayers for her to be healed.
in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven Matt 18:10 (KJV)
This verse assures me that Charlotte's angels are lifting her up to her Heavenly Father for his care and healing.
May God bless you
Carolyn Wainscott
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