DOT +13

We received some great news today, they think Patrick is engrafting!! Looks like 13 isn't so unlucky after all. We asked Patrick how today went and he said “Well my white count went up to .2 so that’s really good. Today was just a lot better… I’m not as tired, my back doesn't hurt, and I haven’t had any fever.” The symptoms that Patrick had yesterday were probably due to the cells engrafting. They thought that he would need platelets today, but they went up on their own. 

It was a long day at the clinic, Patrick received more antibiotics and potassium. Our dear friend Suzanne came by for a visit and humored Patrick with her wittiness! John joined mom and Patrick for taco salads tonight. Mom and Patrick are both very tired, they did not get back from the hospital till 2:40 AM. We are cautiously optimistic during these next few weeks, we are hoping for more good news tomorrow!!

xoxo,

Mary and Taylor

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

- Philippians 4:4 

Labs from today:

Test	Patrick	Normal Range
White Blood Cell Count	0.2	3.2-9.8 (this will go to zero)
Hemoglobin	9.9	13.7-17.3 (they try and keep it above 8.0)
Platelet Count	27	150-450 (they try and keep it above 10)