Day 441

       Last night when I was putting Katie to bed, she snuggled under the covers and said, "It is good to be home!" - Yes Katie, it is good to be home!  We are all trying to recuperate.  Katie still has a little bit of a cough and runny nose and she gets tired easily, but she is doing much better!
     The final consensus by the doctors was that Katie had some type of secondary infection going on - even though they were never able to identify it - they said if it was just RSV, she would have gotten the fever within the first week of being sick - the fact that she got the fever later indicated a secondary infection.  Whatever it was, Katie was really sick!  As I said, I think she was more sick this time, than she was last month with the pneumonia.  We were very fortunate that Katie had just finished her round of steroids, because that boosted her immune system way up, which gave her body something to fight with.  It terrifies me to think about what might have happened if her counts had been down this time...we just feel really blessed!
     Scott said maybe this will be the worst thing that happens to us in 2013, and we already got it out of the way...  We are hopeful that the worst is behind us, and that we are moving on to better days!  We are glad Katie is doing so much better!  Thank you again for your prayers.
     "I may lack the words to describe what occurs to the faithful in times of personal crisis.  Let it be said, simply, that there is often a quiet awareness in the midst of chaos that the Lord is there and He is still in control." 
(Dr. James Dobson, In the Arms of God).