28 Nov 18

By Dominic Byrne

Single Parent Getting After It

That’s not a bag of urine, beer or ice tea. It’s a litre of fluid drained from Lou’s right lung. The reason she hasn’t been eating and has had 24/7 nausea.

The tube was still attached in the pic, and the bag drained another .5 of a litre making it a rounded 1.5-litre, collected through thoracentesis. A procedure in which a needle is inserted into the pleural space between the lungs and the chest wall to remove excess fluid from the area.

5 Comments

  1. Dearest Louise, just wont to send lots of love , strength, thoughts to you in wishing you well.
    I remember bringing Scarlett over for sleepovers, way back then, she loved coming, she always said “Louise has such a great Mum, breaky in bed!!”
    Louise do hope you are feeling a little better and can eat a little.
    You have such a wonderful family.
    Louise you are such a dear friend of Scarlett.
    Will be there on the 6th.
    Lots of love Libby Xooo

  2. Lou – I wish you all the strength to get through this time. You are extremely brave and resilient!
    A very courageous woman.
    All the Best and thoughts are with you!
    Will Dawson

  3. I read Louise’s story the other day and just wanted to say she is a truly inspiring and brave woman. I hope she gets the results she needs from these targeted chemo treatments. Hope she makes a speedy recovery from the lung procedure. Thinking of you guys.

  4. Dominic,
    I am so sorry to read this about Louise. She is in our prayers. We are going through the same type of cancer with my wife.

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