Good Evening,

Another long day for Sharmi and the Curry family.  Today was supposed to be a standard doctors appointment with labs and chemo, but our plans were quickly changed when we saw Sharmi’s doctor.  Apparently the herpes virusus’ are having a family reunion in Sharmi’s little body.   First she had the mouth sores for a several weeks and today Sharmi woke up with small little blisters all over her left hand and up her arm.  She has been complaining of her fingers and hand hurting off and on for the last week.  Two nights ago she woke up 4 hours into an 8 hour codeine complaining “mommy my fingers hurt… on the inside… it is tight when I move them.”   Last night she laid quiet and still all night but she barely slept.  Every time I would try to get up and go into my bed to try to decrease the back pain, she would say, ” mommy, where are you going… mommy, come back… mommy, sleep with me.”  Last night, when she went to bed, she didn’t have a spot, but when she woke up her arm and hand were covered.  So initially today when we showed Dr. Thompson her hand she said to not worry because it was just hand, foot and mouth disease.  Then when I showed her her arm and asked why it would be on her arm she said, “That is not hand, foot and mouth disease that is a varicella virus, shingles, that hurts!”  She informed us that shingles could be very dangerous to her because her immunity is so low.  It could spread all over her externally and she also listed a bunch of internal organs including the lungs (the rest of the details has gone fuzzy) that it could attack.  So in order to monitor and treat her they admitted her to the hospital today. 

Sharmi cried when I told her that she had to stay in the hospital and she was very quiet and tired most of the day.  She was so tried that she said several times, “mommy can you turn the TV off I just want to lydown and sleep a long time.”  Now for Sharmi that is tired!  She also didn’t want to eat because she wanted to sleep.  All-in-all I think her spirits are OK and when I left, the spots didn’t appear to be spreading so we might be able to bring her home tomorrow.   

I stayed with her until about 7:00pm when Dean got there.  Then I left to pick up Chantel from my friend Trina’s.  Trina was a life saver today.  She went with me to the hospital and helped with Chantel, got us lunch, drove to Fry’s to pick up a gift for my parents that had to be picked up, took Chantel to her house until I could get there, feed me, and then Carl drove me home.  It was a tremendous help and relief.  I thank God for them. 

So please remember Sharmi in your prayers that she will heal and also pray that Chantel doesn’t get the chicken pox from her virus. 

Good night,

Cheris