We now know what is causing all of the ruckus and pain. It turns out that the chemo has affected Josh’s intestines a bit more than we had imagined. The chemo actually burned the insides of the small intestine, and now the lining of the inner wall has been coming out through his ileostomy (he got this back in February, and is reversible), and causing pain as it does so. Because there is bile and bacteria in the intestines, it is agitating the parts without lining. This is causing fever and infection. So, please, please, continue those prayers. It should take a week or two in the hospital to recover from this. His white blood counts (WBC) need to come up and start fighting on their own, and then the intestinal lining will begin to rebuild itself. Because his WBC are so low, he is susceptible to infection and we ask that Josh has no visitors, and no flowers.
The doctors and nurses at Northwest Medical Center are doing a wonderful job, and we thank them so much for their caring and support for Josh.
We are still going to be having the graduation celebration this weekend, but unfortunately, Josh will not be able to make it.
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