Day 3

Greta's counts have gone down today. The doctor says the next few days may be her worst. So far, she's still doing pretty well. She doesn't have any mouth sores yet (which is a common concern). The sores can go down into the digestive tract, and they make eating more painful. Greta has pretty much stopped eating, but she's on IV nutrition so that isn't a concern right now. She'll have to get back to eating on her own before we'll be able to go home. All in all, the doctor seems pretty happy with where she is right now.

We've been in the hospital now for 11 days and it's going better than we had hoped. We all seem to be managing it pretty well. Gavin has asked about his sister every day, but he seems to be handling this all very well too. He seems to enjoy all the remodeling at home. He likes the jungle gym of furniture in the foyer and eating snacks on our bed as it is the only room with carpet and a TV right now. I am ready for the mess to be over with myself. I miss my washing machine most of all!

Thanks for all the support and the help, we couldn't do this without you.

Love,
The Betz Family