Emma had an appointment at the clinic this morning to get some blood work done. The CBC showed that her AGC(good white blood cells) are very low at a 7 and her platelets are 16(normally they should be 150+). This was no surprise to us because it took her counts awhile last time to recover. We have another appointment on tuesday afternoon to see if anything has changed. If she has met her counts then we will admit on wednesday for 5 days of chemo.
The nurse informed us today that we may not have to stay in the hospital for 3 weeks this next round. Another baby around Emma's age just went through this same round of chemo, and they let him go home and do outpatient chemo after the first week. They said he did great and they would like to try this with Emma as long as she is feeling well enough. GREAT NEWS!!! We love being at home and Emma loves it even more : )
She has been such a happy baby since we have been home and has only been sick a couple of times with minor nausea. Her new favorite thing to do is watch her uncle Jason's dog, Jade, chase a laser light. She laughs so hard which makes everyone around her laugh as well. We all have such a great time. God has been so good to our family. He brought a beautiful baby girl into our lives who brings us so much joy. So much more than I could have ever imagined! Thank you God for all the wonderful blessings you have given us!!
Emma being mobile is not so far away. She is showing so much interest in getting down on the floor, and she can even get up on her knees. But her arms are not quite strong enough. She can get on her hands and knees for just a split second. She can stand on her legs and hold onto the couch for a few seconds, which makes me think she may skip crawling all together. I'm not sure what she is going to do, but I just know that she will wake up one day and start moving. Yikes!
Please pray specifically for:
No side effects
No infections
Next round of chemo
Emma will meet her counts on tuesday so we can get the next round of chemo over with
A restful stay at home
A complete healing
A clear report on the bone marrow test
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