24 Hour Freakout Is Over
Hi all – I just wanted to thank everybody for their kind words in the comments section of last night’s post as well as the texts and the emails of support I received over the last day. The first time Sally was diagnosed with Leukemia, I was a mess the whole first week, but it […]
Reality Sinking In
Hi all – Sally had a checkup today that we hoped would be uneventful. Good news is that it was, her blood counts all looked good other than the need for a plasma transfusion, which she received before leaving. The stage is set for Thursday where Sally will undergo a spinal tap and bone marrow […]
Fundraiser for Sally
Hi all – Not much to update tonight, Sally had a good day home with Nicole. The only issue we’re having is that she is she has anxiety about being left alone, so didn’t sleep enough today and wouldn’t let Nicole leave her sight. This is understandable in that Sally is so used to having […]
Sally’s Back
Hi all – Sally’s back, and in more ways than one. First off, Sally is home! She was released this afternoon after chugging milk and eating for 24 hours straight without painkillers and minimal IV fluids. In addition to being back home, Sally is…well…back. She is smiling, laughing, clapping hands, holding herself up, eating a […]
Night & Day
Hi all – What a difference a day can make. By the time I left Sally with Nicole this evening, she had drank triple the amount of milk she had consumed the day before, and did so without any painkillers/morphine. This was likely a combination of being on IV fluids as well as her sores […]
Doing Better
Hi all – Sally slept well last night, she got up twice but managed to drink a bit from the bottle each time and get back to sleep. We both managed to sleep in til 8am, a rarity. Halfway through the night Sally joined me in the chair bed, which was quite cozy after plopping […]
Admitted. Again.
Hi all – very quickly for those not on Facebook, we had to bring Sally in after she wasn’t eating over a several hour period as she was either too tired or in a lot of pain. Dehydration is not something MSK messes with so they had us come in to be safe. A couple […]
Visible Chemo Effects
Hi all – so we’re home, and if you can believe it, we have way more anxiety here with Sally than we do in the hospital. There is a lot of pressure on us to get enough fluids into Sally to keep her hydrated, otherwise we’ll have to bring her back into MSK. She finally […]
Freedom!
Hi all – quick update, we were able to bring Sally home today with a couple hiccups along the way. Her neutrophil count shot up from 0 to 1.6 yesterday, well past the 0.5 she needed, so her immune system is looking pretty strong right now all things considered. She was in some pain this […]
WBCs Roaring Back!
Hi all – I have a work function this evening so may not get a chance to send an update later. We received great news this morning, Sally’s White Blood Cells (WBCs) came roaring back, rising from .3 to 1.8, and her platelets from 9 way up to 57! After minimal growth and even some […]