January 25, 2009: Jill is still feeling the effects from the chemotherapy. She is running a temperature, and she broke out with a rash all over her upper body. It looks like a butterfly rash because of the shape, but it is also on top of her head like eczema. It is very itchy so she is back on prednisone for the inflammation. It was given in the IV line so it would take effect immediately. She is extremely uncomfortable and very tired.
Jill keeps trying to sleep but she is checked around the clock which makes it almost impossible. Her counts continue to fall. Today is only day three although it seems much longer. On day five, which is Tuesday, things should start to turn around.
The girl in the room next to Jill that also had the transplant the same day for scleroderma feels a lot better. Her mother said if you touch her skin you can actually squeeze it a little and see little folds. It was like leather only three days ago. The symptoms for that disease are externally visible, so you can see results right away. MS affects the myelin sheath in the brain, so it takes much longer.
She thanks everyone for their prayers and hopes she will be up to writing soon.
Love
Doreen
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