Soooo, Greta's doctor visit turned into a stay at the hospital. They drew labs and her platelet count came back way low. So we were sent to clinic where they rechecked her labs and as expected they were low enough that we needed to stay. We'll have tests run tomorrow, but the expectation is that she has a virus that has caused her body to fight off her platelets. If that is the case, she'll be getting medication that will hopefully prevent that from happening and allow her body to build her platelets back up. Platelets are what helps the blood clot and Greta is showing signs that hers is very low. Lots of bruises and lots of little red dots on her face and limbs.
She'll have her bone marrow checked tomorrow to make sure that there isn't an issue there, but we're told that if there were a problem there, it would be likely her other counts would fall too and those are all at normal levels. We're not sure how long our stay is this time, but it could be a few days until her counts start showing improvements.
It's been over 3 months since our last overnight stay here so we're hoping Greta is able to sleep okay here. So far she's been in good spirits and doesn't seem to be upset about where we are so that helps.
Thanks for your continued prayers!
The Betz Family
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