You Can't Keep a Good Girl Down.

We got the green light to come home today. Greta's counts went back up this morning and by 10:00 am she was back to the happy little girl we are so used to. It was as if someone flipped the switch. She had been laying down on the bed one minute and the next she sat right up climbed out and started playing with her toys and smiling for the nurses.

However, we did get some bad news. One of the screens they had done on Greta's stool came back positive for VRE which is a bacteria that is pretty harmless in healthy people. In fact it's possible to have it and never know it. However, the fact that Greta tested positive for it, means that she now must be in isolation when we are at the hospital to prevent other patients from being exposed to it. This means all visitors and hospital personnel will wear gowns and gloves when dealing with Greta and she no longer can take walks around the halls. When we go into clinic, she won't be allowed to play in the outpatient playroom with the other kids, she'll be put in a room immediately upon arrival and will stay there until we are finished.

We are terribly disappointed as Greta's favorite part of clinic is playing and walking around the halls, laughing and flirting with the staff. It will be difficult to keep her from wanting to go for walks and ride her IV pole when we are in for her chemo admissions. I guess we'll deal with that when the time comes.

For now we are just happy to have her back home again and to be able to enjoy this beautiful weather that we are having. We go back in on Monday when Greta will get her scan (if her counts remain up) and then will likely be admitted for her 11th round of chemo.

Please continue to keep Greta in your prayers as well as the other children at the hospital. We meet so many amazing kids and families that are also in need of prayers.

With love,
The Betz Family