“Just a wee update on Lotus-Maeve. She was very poorly last week after having chemo. She was out for just one day before spiking a temperature and becoming very unwell. She ended up on IV fluids and antibiotics and also needed a blood transfusion.

Her neutrophils dropped to 0.0, which means it will take a long time for her to recover, as neutrophils are what help fight off infections. It’s awful. We were in isolation for 5 days, then moved to the oncology ward for 2 days. We finally got out for just 2 days before she had to be taken in again by ambulance on Friday after another big temperature spike. She was very weak and screaming in pain.

Right now, she’s back on IV fluids and more antibiotics and is suffering immensely with pain. The doctors don’t really know what to do at the moment—everything is just a waiting game. She really needs morphine, but they’re hesitant to give it to her because she was constipated yesterday, and they’re worried it might make things worse. Ironically, today it’s the opposite—she has diarrhoea, though it’s still taking her a long time to go, bless her.

Sorry for the TMI, but I have a gut feeling that something much more serious is going on inside her little body. I just wish they would hurry up and do more investigations. It’s heartbreaking seeing her so unwell. She’s barely sleeping or eating—it’s just been a disaster.

They’ve said we’ll most likely be in the hospital for at least another week. She never gets a break. Life is so unfair. We’re back in isolation again, and I’ve no idea when we’ll be moved back to the oncology ward. Time just seems to be dragging on endlessly—I honestly don’t even know what day it is anymore.

It’s been a whirlwind of a few weeks, that’s for sure. At this point, I’m just praying for a miracle. 🙏”

– Eilidh Hendry (Lotus-Maeve’s Mother) – 21/07/25