Day #14

Quinn is still asleep in "MY BED"! He came over and woke me up about midnite saying he couldnt sleep and wanted to know if it was ok for him to laydown. Of course, no problem. Little did I know he was going to take the whole bed for himself .... so, I slept in his hospital bed and was up and down all night. Glad that isnt my bed!!!!

This morning they brought my sheet in with his counts on it. His ANC count is now down to 70. Sometimes, these numbers bouce around alot because the little "White Cell Warrior" isnt sure what it is supposed to be attacking and goes back to hide. Normally, until the counts reach about 500 they are still pretty nieve and will cause the numbers to go back and forth several times. No worries.

Also one of the docs was in early this morning so I asked him about when he would expect Quinn to go home. He said that all numbers, etc looked great and as soon as he could get his ANC (which is made up of white counts) up to 500 for 3 consecutive days he could probably go home. He said that would happen pretty fast. The biggest hurdle now is the Platelet Dependency. Currently, he is having to get platelets every other day. The fever just knocks then down. So, hopefully as soon as he can get over some of the side effects of engrafting we can be on our merry way out the door!!!! Nothing would surprise me .... he is such a trooper! His sisters will be super happy also! And I know that his kitty's will be super excited to see him too!

I will have to think of something creative for a "White Cell/Engraphment Party" since there should be as few people in the home as possible ..... Hummmmm .... Let me think on that one for a while.

So, for today hopefully it will remain quiet some his body having a good time"Engraphing"!