Olivia developed some mouth sores recently which is a common side effect from her chemo meds. She has some on her lips and a lot on her tongue. The ones on her lips bled a bit yesterday and now the sores on her tongue is causing her pain and discomfort when eating.Trying to feed her soft food while her mouth sores are still not healed. She loves eating pretzels though, but it will hurt her more if she eats hard food. Hopefully it heals soon.
Yesterday was chemo day and Olivia was surprised with toys! Just like last year, she was able to spend her birthday with her nurse friends. As always, she was so brave the whole time getting chemo. No crying at all!
Her blood counts were good, although her ANC is slightly below normal. (1100 vs 1500 normal count). I was told not to worry too much about it and to let her enjoy her birthday weekend.
Olivia is almost a year and a half in remission. In about 9 more months, she is done with treatment! I can't believe how much time has passed by already. Last year we had a small celebration for her birthday since she was still undergoing intense chemo treatments. This year, we planned for a big party for her and she is so excited! She deserves nothing but the best!
