Day 18

     We are home from the hospital...and my sister is now at a hotel, because she has the stomache flu.  We seem to be going in circles with that.  Katie's white blood cell counts were up last night (from a count of 80 on Wednesday to 270 Saturday night - 2000 is what it should be).  Those numbers going up means she is starting to produce her own blood supply and that is a good sign.  Katie did need a blood transfusion last night though, as her red blood count was low.  Katie has had diareha, we think from the stomach flu (again!), and was dehydrated.  The doctor wanted to keep her through the night, to transfuse her and giver her some fluids. 
      As of today, we have exactly two years, one month and one week of treatments left.  That is overwhelming!  I know I am supposed to be taking it one day at a time...but still, she has already been through so much, I can't believe we still have that far to go!  Scott and I are making the very difficult decison tonight, as to which doctors and hospital to use, for the remainder of her treatments - we didn't exactly have time to go "shopping" before, so we have researched and are now needing to make a decision.
     What once was normal, no longer is.  Not even dinner time - I have no idea what anyone ate, or when anyone ate dinner tonight - which is not normal for us!  I don't know how I am going keep everything and everyone going!  It makes me tired (more tired) just trying to think about it.  Thank goodness for Scott, because of him, I know we will be okay.  Today I am glad for my mom.  Eventhough she physically isn't able to be here, it was so good to be able to talk to her tonight -just to be able to talk to her...and thank goodness for prayer, it is so good just to be able to talk to Him, our Father in Heaven!  Thanks for remembering our Katie girl in your prayers too!