Day Five Done and Mom's Going Home!

WOW! Five days of ATG treatment are now complete. Mom handled the treatment well again last night and we couldn't be more pleased for her. She felt rested and no signs of bleeding come this morning. How good is that?!! Taking our celebration morning photo reminded us a lot of when we used to take photos with our brother, Mark, in a photo booth when we were young. Someone seemed to always get crowded out and today it appeared to Mom. We laughed a lot.

We were in for a surprise when the results for Mom's blood test taken at 4:00 AM came back. Mom's platelets were at an all time low....a 2! The 2 represents 2000 platelets. For those of you who do not know, 140 (140,000) is considered very low normal. A result of 2 definitely caught the attention of the staff and soon platelets were rushed in for a quick transfusion. It was very interesting that Mom had not shown her normal sign of a nose bled when her platelets are very low. We praise God for the wonderful people who regularly give platelets to bless patients like our mother. At the last testing, her platelets were 48. This is great news!

We are very excited that the plan is to take Mom home today. The staff has been busy setting all the ducks in a row for Mom to leave. We should be out of here shortly. Wahoo! The discharge nurse, Gerry, stopped by to make sure everything was all in order. Mom's nurse, Josie, has been working overtime to get Mom ready and comfortable with everything Mom needs to know and do before she leaves. Below are photos of both of these fine ladies.

While Mom was been waiting to be discharged, the hospital art therapist, Trish, came for a visit. We all had fun making postcard art with ink, water and salt. Very cool! Mom loves art and enjoyed herself thoroughly. Trish was delightful and is very good at her job. We took photos of the event because that is just what we do. Trish found it amusing.

Mom's appointments begin tomorrow at 10:00 AM at Stanford Clinic. She is scheduled for a shot to help encourage white blood cell production, a blood level and platelet check and an appointment with Dr. Shrier. Sounds like a full day to me. At least it is as an outpatient. Praise the Lord!