Eli came down with a fever on Sunday, so we got to make a trip to the emergency department at the hospital since he still has a port. They had people inside the entrance to greet us with questions about symptoms and pump hand sanitizer on our hands and give out masks for those who …
With the scans having gone well and the port removal surgery scheduled, I thought we'd breeze through this last bit without problems. Sadly, this has turned out not to be the case. Three weeks ago, Tabitha, age 5, came down with a virus of some sort that gave her croup. I had her with me …
The kids like to try and catch Leprechauns each year on St. Patrick's Day. This year, they set out the traps they worked on earlier today. This is what they came up with: Gold coins to lure the leprechaun into a box too deep to escape A gold coin that can't be removed (maybe leprechauns …
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Every time we go to the clinic, they draw Eli's blood and send it down to the lab. The lab technicians test the levels of the different components of his blood and send back a report. The doctor looks at the report of the blood counts to monitor his health and determine whether his ANC …
This morning Eli complained that his foot was aching and red, so I texted a picture to the surgeon who had us come in so he could check him out. The diagnosis was either late effects from radiation or cellulitis, an infection. So antibiotics were prescribed as a precaution. I had planned to spend the …
