DOT +21

Patrick’s counts remained about the same today, the white count seems to be stuck at .02. Much better to stay the same than plummet to rock bottom, but we are ready for a slight increase!

We spent about 4 hours at the clinic, and Patrick received his antibiotics and potassium. After we arrived home, he fell asleep watching baseball (imagine that!) and is still snoozing away as I write. Today has not been his perkiest, but we know this is a part of the deal and tomorrow is another day. Like Mary mentioned in a blog post last week, take each day “bird by bird.”

We have yet to mention our upstairs neighbor whom we have named “big-foot.” He is such a heavy walker that he knocked the bathroom exhaust fan out of the ceiling! Now I think the office manager knows the conversation we had regarding this issue valid.

We are thankful for the arrival of two new family members, Ford and Hood Kolb… twin sons born to my sister Anne’s daughter and son-in-law, Holt and Gordo Kolb. The boys join their twin sisters, Clyde and Ellie! Welcome to the world Ford and Hood!

Pray for those white cells to increase and pray harder that they are donor cells, not Patrick’s!!!

xoxo. caroline

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

- 1 Peter 5:6-7

Labs from today:

Test	Patrick	Normal Range
White Blood Cell Count	0.2	3.2-9.8 (this will go to zero)
Hemoglobin	9.5	13.7-17.3 (they try and keep it above 8.0)
Platelet Count	17	150-450 (they try and keep it above 10)