Going Home

Today's labs were a qualified improvement. The WBC's were down not as much as they were wanting to see, but down a titch, nonetheless. The absolute bands were down slightly as well. The C Reactive protein was down even more--the indicator of a lessening of overall inflammation.

Again, the numbers are not diving as much as they would like, but the fact that they are down a bit (and certainly not UP) makes everyone hopeful.

So, they are sending us home. Halleluiah.

The checking out process does take its time. We are awaiting the training session on giving Zoe the blood thinner injections (twice a day for the next several weeks). We have to return again tomorrow for yet another blood draw in the afternoon to check that the blood thinner levels are appropriate.

As long as we get to go back home, I don't care how many trips back we have to make.

For all my worry and fear, I hope that I've made it clear that we find Seattle Children's a true blessing in our backyard. The people here are amazing and concerned and accessible. The hospital itself does a great job of creating a cheerful and colorful environment. In a perfect world, adult hospitals would do the same thing. Traveling between floors is much more fun in Rocket Elevators!