Saturday, March 13, 2010

We had a bright spot this week looking forward to Karlynn's birthday party this afternoon. Kara had already rescheduled it several times and this seemed like a good week because I had a break from chemo. It was going to be a very small family party. Well, Thursday, Karlynn had huge red circles around her eyes reaching up to the eyebrows and down to the cheekbones. Kara took her to the pediatrician and she has pinkeye. She had no itching or redness of the eye itself, but the surrounding area was red & puffy. Of course, with the highly contagious nature of pinkeye, the party was cancelled and the Riccitellis are isolating themselves for at least 24 hours. The Dr. said she had to be on the eyedrops 24 hours before she was safe to be around. Another strange phenomenon I have been experiencing is scalp pain. It feels like every single one of my hair follicles is aching. My hair did thin quite a bit so I hope this isn't another weird thing waiting to happen. My brother-in-law is taking me to chemo on Monday and after that...just one more treatment. Yay! Dr. C., thanks for the flowers-they are gorgeous. Linda