10 Days Down, 90 To Go

Greta's white blood count went up today! We're very very thrilled about that. We were told about 10 days for the stem cells to do their thing so she's right on schedule. The bad news is overnight her Broviac sprung a leak, so she has to have an IV put in her arm until the glue dries on her Broviac. She seems to be feeling better. Yesterday she spent most of the day still sitting on Grammy's lap watching her movies. But everyone who has seen her the last two days has noticed how much happier and upbeat she is.

We're dealing with our own disease control at home. Gavin's fevers continued Wednesday so we went back to the doctor and they tested him for influenza. The test came back positive so now the hospital is working on getting the rest of us some drugs to hopefully prevent the rest of us getting the flu as well. Since I've been exposed to Gavin the last four days, we're not sure when I'll be allowed back to visit. It has been a week since I last saw Greta. It's been quite hard to hear all the discomfort she's been going through and not being able to be the one to hold her. Meanwhile I've been trailing Gavin throughout the house and sanitizing everything he's touching.

We're all hanging in there, it's a long battle but well worth it. It could be just 90 days (or less)until Greta can return to normal activity. I can't imagine what it will be like to have quick hospital visits and to have Greta's Broviac removed. Spring has always been my favorite time of year, this year more than ever!


Thanks again to everyone who donated to help us have our house cleaned from top to bottom. It's a relief not to have to worry about that when Greta gets home. We are truly blessed with wonderful friends!

With love,
Kristi