Jo's second week of radio-therapy ended last Friday. Thanks to all the people that gave her lifts everything went very smoothly, transport wise; luckily there was no adverse weather conditions to cause any delays.
Last Tuesday she had a Consultants review for the purpose of checking out any worsening side effects, so far she has only experienced a few minor fits which are now under control with medication. She also feels very tired after her treatment, luckily she has not suffered any hair loss as yet though this is predicted by the third week. As expected the most significant side effect is loss of speech which was predicted but is difficult to come to terms with. She is unable to hold a conversation at all neither is she able to read or write which causes her great distress, we are hoping that this might improve at the end of the treatment but could get worse leaving her unable to communicate at all. She has a speech therapist who is working with her to help ease this problem.
Please bear in mind when visiting Jo you need to be aware of her worsening communication difficulties,
Jo will be receiving weekly reviews of her treatment every Tuesday. Many thanks for your continued support both for the lifts and dog walkers.
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