Carmen is not doing very well. Leslie, her Hospice nurse, came by today and Carmen is laboring hard to breath and has a fever and her seizures have suddenly increased. For the next few days, we are going to give her scheduled Ativan doses around the clock to keep her comfortable and rested. When she gets like this, she does not sleep. Hopefully, the Ativan will help.

The reality is that Carmen is having days like this more and more. She has had fever on and off for weeks now. But, she is young and she is fighting so she could stay with us for quite some time. The hardest part is not knowing how long she has.