Blood and Fever

Late last night Gracie's fever went to 102 and after consulting the doctor were sent straight to the hospital where we found that her Hemoglobin and Red Blood Cell counts were dangerously low. She got her 2nd blood transfusion along with platelets too. Her fever continues to go up and down according to her Tylenol doses. Her electrolytes were off from dehydration--she wasn't taking in enough fluids the last couple of days. This afternoon we found that her White Blood Cell count is beginning its rise so we are hopeful that her fever will break and her mouth sores will heal quickly. She is on morphine again but she is comfortable and sleeping better than the last few days. It looks like her White Blood Cell count will be high enough by Wednesday and she'll start her next round of chemo on Thursday or Friday.

Have a goodnight--We'll update as soon as we can.