Today was an okay day for Katie, but such a frustrating day for me! Conner, Nathan and I got sick with the stomach flu last night/this morning. Scott and I have been taking turns sleeping at the hospital with Katie. Scott had to come relieve me of "duty" early this morning because I was sick (after he spent the night taking care of Conner - he vomited twice). It was so hard and painful for me to not be able to be with Katie today! However, I am glad my husband has a strong immune system (knock on wood) and that he is still well and was able to be with Katie all day and will stay the night.
We did get encouraging news tonight. The doctor said Katie's chromosome patterns came back and they are very favorable. He said that should improve her cure rate to 80-85%. It will be a long and difficult journey, but we are hopeful!
Katie's procedures start at 8:00 a.m. which will include more chemo in her spine. If all goes well, the doctor said they are planning on releasing her tomorrow afternoon. It would be nice to all be home together again! We will have to go to the clinic next week for blood, platelets and more chemo. Thank you to Jammie Kennedy for donating blood and platelets today for Katie!
Stomach bugs are no fun! Hopefully it's the 24 hour kind so Conner can be all better for his birthday. I firmly believe that it should be a rule that moms shouldn't get sick. Yay for encouraging news. I'm grateful for hope. Ken is O+ and willing to donate blood/platelets anytime, just let us know when and how. We love having Conner come play. We pray continually for Katie. Caleb has started insisting that it's always his turn to pray and he prays for his friend Katie.
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