Day Plus 9

Chris Impresses Doc!

The doc came in and told Chris that the overall white blood count (WBC) going from 0.1 to 0.2 shows that progress is being made. This is a sign he has seen in other patients that indicates that her other counts will be start coming up quickly. He was impressed with her progress. He also said that if things keep continuing that she will be able to come home the first of next week!

Come on neutrophils ... follow the overall WBC

Day Plus 8

Chris is feeling a bit blah today. Her blood counts continue to fall and therefore she has a very good excuse. She had a transfusion of platelets today. They say it will most likely be another 2 to 4 days before we see a rise in her counts.

Blah!

Day Plus 7

Passing the time crocheting. She is making headbands for the grand kids.

Day Plus 6

Enjoying the Sabbath

Chris is enjoying the Sabbath Day by watching church meetings and the Spoken Word on TV. We also enjoyed and are thankful for local ward members that came to the room this morning with the sacrament.

They gave her a card written by a young women named Abigail from a ward in Florida. This touched Chris very much.

Only direction is now UP

Day Plus 5

Go Neutrophils

Here is the number we will be watching, the absolute neutrophil count. Neutrophils are a type of white blood cell that fights against infection. When it starts going back up and reaches .5 we get to go home.

Day Plus 4

Shell and I had a fun night watching "The Croods". Feeling really good today!Went for two walks this morning and had a good breakfast and lunch. shell and I have watched talk shows all day and started making funny faces with the camera :-P

Day Plus 3

Today is sister day. Chris's sister Carol came down on the train from Ogden to be with Chris today. She waited in the cold for the next bus to the hospital because she just missed one. Call us Carol, we will come and get you! Carol is always very sweet and brought some See's suckers for Chris to suck on when nothing else may taste good.

Chris had a good night and morning. She was able to eat breakfast and get herself ready for the day. The medications that they are giving her are keeping the nausea away.

SISTERS!