Mom is doing fair today. Mouth is still sore...........explains it (like) strep throat. Medicine helps, and she is still trying to eat. Most of the food she is eating is soft and cold.
Dr.'s came in this morning and said that they think her counts are starting to come back up. Her WBC count has been at .4 for days, today she is at .5. Her platelets went from 7 to 34. So things might be going in the right direction. She had a slight fever today 100.4, which means they had to run a few tests to see if any infections are causing these fevers. She had blood drawn and a chest x-ray.......all came back good. Praise God
We attended a class at 1:00 today: Activities and Care Following Discharge. She is required to attend 4 classes before going home. The Dr. that did the class said that her fever today could be from engraftment of the stem cells.............
Spirits are good!
God, please help mom to get home by her birthday.......December 20th!
We are praying Mary will be home soon---her birthday and most of all '''WELL''.
ReplyDeletebe blessed Mary love u Joann....
Mary, I'm so sorry that your mouth and throat have been so sore - hopefully some good ice cream is one of the 'cold' things Amy says you are eating. BUT, so happy to hear that your counts are rising. I have been wondering for the last week or so if you would be able to be home for your b-day - but you need to be in the best place possible for you to get well! Dave & I pray for you every night, Mary Jane.
ReplyDeleteLove ya,
Jill
Mary,
ReplyDeleteSleep and rest peacefully ... beautiful, strong angel. I have great faith that you will continue to get stronger and stronger over the next 48-72 hours.
PS ... I hope your class went well this afternoon and that Jenni didn't steal too much of your lunch! :)
Love ya,
Angie
Hey sister,
ReplyDeleteThinking and praying for you always! So looking forward to being w/you tomorrow nite! It's been TOO long.
Keep fightin' w/a grateful heart because the battle is already won!!!
Love you,
Sue