update on Mom - Tue. night 7/29

After moving out of medical ICU back to the cancer floor (different buildings in the HUP complex) on Sat., Mom was moved back to medical ICU early this morning due to an uncontrollable heart rate and irregular rhythm, and more labored breathing. During the day today, she has become more stable, and is breathing alright now with the assistance of an oxygen mask alternating with a special humidified mask every so often. Her upper airway is just so dry and deteriorated from all the chemo that she can't do it on her own. Her oxygen saturation is still up and down, making her more coherent at times, and less at others. Her blood counts are still extremely low. There are no results yet from the bone marrow biopsy, but we hope to hear something tomorrow. For now, keep praying for strength for Mom and for the rest of us spending time with her. She gets lonely if no one's there, but there's not much we can do for her there in ICU that they're not already doing for her - it's a very busy place, with the nurses in and out more than on the cancer floor. I'll try to update again once we know the results of the biopsy, as that should be the next major news. Thanks for all your prayers and support.