6th Day of Glory’s Transplant

今天再無化療藥, 只有兩次的全身放射治療, 但回到醫院, 看到她口腔內因血小板低的原故, 長了兩個大血泡, 當然這使她很不自然, 吃東西困難, 等到輸完血小板才推去放射室, 她十分緊張, 因她朋友兩年前電療後便一直感染至死, 醫護們為她定位, 便來個五花大綁, 到我們全都離開那個看來似微波爐的房間, 看著那雙層六吋厚的鋼門關上後, 只有她獨個兒忍受被烤的治療, 烤完前面, 便要烤背面, 前面烤完後, 她吐了一大盆血, 嚇得醫士們立刻叫醫生, 護士很奇怪為何我作為父親的見到女兒吐到一大盆血也能如此冷靜, 我回答因我不怕血, 也知道是她口腔內的一個血泡爆破了才如此吐血, 的確她吐完血舒服多了, 口腔的血泡也小了一個, 回房間後十分疲倦, 醫生不想去刺破另一個血泡是怕有細菌從口腔走入血液中, 黃昏第二次再烤, 烤完更疲倦, 全身疼痛, 需要嗎啡止痛, 我真不知一般人如何接受十二次這樣的烤法; 晚上繼續吊藥壓抑她本身的防衛系統準備明天的移植不被抗拒, 這也是整個移植的重要時刻, 其實看是無甚麼好看, 只單單輸入兩包小小的臍帶血, 整個過程不到一小時, 但內裏十分凶險, 明天是她的大日子, 請禱告記念。

Today, aside from 2 doses of total body radiation, Glory took no other Chemo drug. However 2 big "blood blisters" have developed inside her mouth due to her low blood platelet level. Needless to say, this created a lot of discomfort. After she was given platelet transfusion, she was sent to radiation. She was nervous because her friend died from infection 2 years ago from radiation. The medical staff strapped her into position. We left the radiation room, which resembles a huge microwave. A 6" thick steel double door closed behind us. She was left alone to endure the treatment as if she was being roasted. After radiation to her front, she was  to receive radiation to her back. But after radiation to her front,  she spat out a lot of blood. The nurses summoned the doctor immediately. The nurse was puzzled why as a father, I was calm despite the fact that my daughter spat out so much blood. My reply was, I am not afraid of blood. I also knew that the blood was from  blood blisters in her mouth. She felt a lot better when one blood blister was gone. She was very tired when she returned to her room. The doctor did not want to puncture the other remaining blood blister. He did not want any infection to enter her blood stream. By evening, she took her second dose of radiation, which tired her even further. Her body was in severe pain, and was given morphene. I could not imagine how a person can take this 12 times. Tonight, she continues to receive medication to suppress her own immune system in preparation for tomorrow's transplant, so that her body will not reject the foreign baby cord blood.  Tomorrow is actually the most important moment. It is not a spectacular sight, a transfusion of 2 small bags of baby cord blood. The entire procedure is less than an hour. However, the process is full of possible danger. Tomorrow is an important day, please remember her in your prayers.