Today was Torie's second infusion of Rituxan and she tolerated it with no problems. I hope we will start seeing some results soon. Her labs today weren't the greatest. Her WBC's have dropped to 1.7 with an ANC of 1300. They haven't been that low for months. She's been running a low-grade fever, and acting achy and uncomfortable. Dr. Burke thinks she's maybe got some kind of virus and she's using up some of her WBC's fighting it off. Her hemoglobin today was only 8.0. She's pale, but she's still spunky. Her platelets are also down to 96. All of these may be because of Evan's Syndrome. C'mon Rituxan! We are so wanting this to work to she can feel better and we can come home.
Our sweet Baby Sydney is done with dialysis! She and her family have been fighting for so long, and I know that your added prayers definitely helped. We are overjoyed for them. I think they hold the current title of "Most Senior Residents" here at the house - they've been here longer than anybody else that is here right now. They are so anxious to go home. Please send prayers for our friend Joseph and his family...he has a line infection now. Joseph and Torie think that their competition is quite amusing, but we are all getting a little tired of it. And if there are any prayers left over, Torie could use a few too. Please pray that her blood stops fighting itself and that her counts will go up and for Vic-Torie!
Hey Grand Kid, I hope that you get over this 'bug' soon and that your lab results start going back in the right direction. Lets go Rituxan! We all miss you and the Grands a lot! Get better soon and come back home. O.K.?
ReplyDeleteGood news about Baby Sydney. My prayers and thoughts continue for her, Joseph and their families. I'm also praying that Heavenly Father will bring our family back together soon.
Vic-Torie! Steps forward! Lots of steps forward!
Papa Tom