Day + 6

Mom is doing a lot better. Yesterday and today that is.

Just a small update!!!

Day + 4

I'm at the hosptial with mom, last night she was kind of bad but we were told this would happen. She had a fever and chills but today she is looking better. With low hemo levels they are giving her blood, again something we were expecting. She keeps dozing in and out, but it makes me feel much better to be with her even if I can't do anything for her.

WBC:700
Hgb:7.9
Plt:92
K+:3.8
Mg:1.9
Cr:8.9

Twiddling My Thumbs

I was bored, so I wote a "funny" on the board!

Aunt Linda is home, mom had her second dose and last of the stem cells! Now it's all a waiting game to see if she responds well!

I'll be spending the night again, but going to work early in the morning! =)

Day Zero .... again

Ok, so here is some info about what's going on.

Aunt Linda gave a successful 2.4 (of stem cells out of her bone marrow) but they want more just in case. So she stayed overnight and mom received what she gave yesterday. What took Aunt Linda 6 hours to give took mom 30 minutes to receive. But all is well. Aunt Linda was back at it at 7:30 this morning and needs to give 1.6 more to make 4.0. I realize this all sounds like weird stuff, but trust me it does to us too... we just know everything is going right as of now. Aunt Linda will go home today and mom will get the rest of the cells.

Mom's stats as of now:

WBC (White Blood Cell Count) 1.6
Hgb (Hemoglobin) 8.1 - Anything Less than 8 she will need blood
PH (Platelets) 127 - Anything Less than 10 she will need platelets
K+ (Potassium) 4.3
Mg (Magnesium) 1.7 - and this is low so she received some this morning

It's very likely these numbers will decline. It's normal and she should get weaker before better. They said at Day +5 and Day +9 will probably be her worst days. However, right now she is doing great!

Also, on a good note Aunt Linda's WBC was very high and she didn't have to receive the shot to stimulate them to produce! (Good times with no shot in the belly!!!)