Medical update

Olivia had a successful blood transfusion on Sunday night. It brought her red blood count to 10.5. Her ANC on Monday morning went up to 200. This morning, her ANC went down again to 125. Last fever was Monday afternoon so it's been 24 hours that she is fever free. She still cannot get discharged however because of her ANC levels. Her ANC needs to be at least 400-500, or at least trending to get close to that level. She is most likely fighting an upper respiratory infection. Her cough is still bad, but her lungs are clear. Her body just needs to fight this infection and recover on her own. Her chemo was held beginning Sunday and just like last month, she will have to continue holding off on chemo until her counts improve.

Other than that, she has been in good spirits and very motivated to get better so she can see her baby sister. She is so proud to be a big sister, telling everyone at the hospital about her baby sister. I haven't seen Olivia for 2 days now since giving birth. It's been tough not being there for her, but I know she's a fighter. Thanks to technology, we still get to see each other through face time.

I hope blood counts tomorrow morning will show improvement.

Olivia's reaction after seeing her baby sister