After the trach hole has healed, Colin is slated to start chemo. The first drug is methotrexate, [...]]]> Colin is in the ICU recovering from the installation of a trach tube. He also has a new MRI done this morning and we will discuss the results of that when Dr. Gajjar is back in town next week.

After the trach hole has healed, Colin is slated to start chemo. The first drug is methotrexate, [...]]]> http://www.colinlovestractors.com/archives/244/feed 0 http://www.colinlovestractors.com/archives/180 http://www.colinlovestractors.com/archives/180#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 04:10:22 +0000 Mom http://www.colinlovestractors.com/?p=180 Life in the hospital always has an underlying tension, as the situation can change dramatically over the course of days or moments. We watched Colin’s condition deteriorate gradually over several days, with a mounting sense of urgency from the floor pediatricians. We later realized that he was seen by the “pediatric response team,” which is [...]]]> Life in the hospital always has an underlying tension, as the situation can change dramatically over the course of days or moments. We watched Colin’s condition deteriorate gradually over several days, with a mounting sense of urgency from the floor pediatricians. We later realized that he was seen by the “pediatric response team,” which is [...]]]> http://www.colinlovestractors.com/archives/180/feed 0 http://www.colinlovestractors.com/archives/177 http://www.colinlovestractors.com/archives/177#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:18:55 +0000 Mom http://www.colinlovestractors.com/?p=177 Colin finally found a way to get private digs at the hospital, but the unfortunate price is the contraction of a highly contagious infection. He must remain in isolation for eight days now. On Friday morning, he woke up and developed a fever with diarrhea. His nurse quickly suspected C. Difficile, which people typically get [...]]]> Colin finally found a way to get private digs at the hospital, but the unfortunate price is the contraction of a highly contagious infection. He must remain in isolation for eight days now. On Friday morning, he woke up and developed a fever with diarrhea. His nurse quickly suspected C. Difficile, which people typically get [...]]]> http://www.colinlovestractors.com/archives/177/feed 0