Hopefully, by the time you read this post Mom will have already been released. As of this morning, Mom was back in Stanford Hospital. In the world of no neutrophils and white blood cells, a fever is not a good thing. The chance of getting an infection is very high is Mom's condition and needs to be avoided at all costs. Last night around 9:00 PM, Mom spiked a neutropenic fever of 102.5 which is an automatic one way ticket to a visit with Stanford's finest! Dad took her in to the hospital and they quickly did their thing and she is currently on IV antibiotics.
*On a side note, if you would like to know more about the numbers we are throwing around to describe Mom's blood levels and condition or what a Complete Blood Count (CBC) actually looks like, link to a very informative website by clicking on (CBC).
Mom was in great spirits this morning and is hopeful to be going home sometime today. She is a little disheartened that "this is going to be harder than I hoped for" since the roller coaster of neutropenic fevers is par for the course. Mom is grateful to be living so close to Stanford and that Dad is able to come and go easily. If you read this post and she is still in the hospital, you can reach Mom at 650-498-3007 in room D30.
Mom and Dad now have a land line. Their number at the apartment is 650-391-9252. Mom was very surprised to have landed herself in the hospital again so soon. When I talked with her early yesterday afternoon, she was doing great. No fever, red blood cells were holding at 10.2 and her platelets were at 43. Still no nutrafils or white blood cells, but these are expected to take a long time to return, if they return at all.
Thank you again for all prayers said on Mom's behalf. May God Bless your day.
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