March 23, 2026
Day 5
Tate said tonight she just feels “numb.” I agree that the last few days have been tremendously emotionally draining to the point where it’s hard to convey all the conversations and feelings that are wrapped up together. I’ve said I’m struggling to align my heart with the logic in my head.
Tate had a chest CT tonight to rule out anymore large clots. She still has a remaining/unchanged lung nodule from January, and potentially a clot on her line, but nothing else shockingly new.
She’s getting her 2nd iron infusion tonight, got another peripheral iv from vas team and tomorrow will get her knees and hips injected with steroids, her GJ button fixed/replaced and a spinal tap.
We spoke with hematology, infectious disease and our provider in the hem/thrombosis clinic. They’ll meet tomorrow and will talk about Tate.
I went next door to university hospital to pick up a new pain med Tate will start. It’s only able to be used for 14 days, but we’re hoping it’s helpful with no side effects.
The best part(s) of the day were putting hair tinsel in our nurses/staff hair and seeing Keira. So thankful for the love shown to Tate. Getting to share something fun like hair tinsel erases the medical for just a minute. It’s hard on the people that love and care for Tate here to see her heading down this path. We’re so grateful and feel so much love to those who just show up here.