Feb 9th update

Sarah did one of the things that prevented her from going home today.  Her ANC dropped below 200.  The docs wanted to wait the 48 hours to see if anything came back from the blood tests.  So long as she doesn't get a fever and the blood cultures are still negative we are leaving Friday morning.  They have us scheduled for a early discharge tomorrow.  Her labs will determine if we go home on anti-biotics or not.  If her ANC is above 200 she doesn't need anti-biotics.

Sarah has been good today.  She has been mostly happy.  During rounds she sneaks out of her room to perform for the circle of doctors/med students right outside her door.  The doctors tell her that she shouldn't be out of the room due to her isolation.  She just smiles.

Sarah wanted Little Caesar's Crazy Bread, so mom brought them for lunch.  She chowed half of the bag herself.  Luckily, we had fed her the vegetables and fruit before mom brought the crazy bread.

Sarah chowing the crazy bread

We did have one issue today.  Sarah's port stopped giving or taking fluid.  It looked like the port need shifted and wasn't in right any more.  So she had to be de-accessed and re-accessed.  The nice thing about that was that we were able to give her a bath without her being accessed.  It is much easier when we don't have to worry about he port needle.

We are grateful for all the love and support.