After the results from this afternoons blood test we were OKed to head home. Platelets are up from 2,000 to 16,000. They need to get back to about 150,000 to be normal so we are on our way but still not out of the woods completely yet. Biggest thing is to keep this very active 3 yr old calm till we at least go back in on Monday to get another blood test done and see where his levels are at. Bleeding for a big spill is still our enemy right now but we are on the mend. This is something that fixes itself and just because it happened once doesn't mean it will happen again in the future. There is no know reason why the body does this, just a freak occurrence. Again have to send thanks out to my girlfriend for catching this! The Children's hospital for making our stay as comfortable as possible. While we were waiting for lab results today a pink Care Bear stopped by our room to deliver a box that was decorated by other children in the hospital, it was filled with a few toys from the Hasbro Toy Company. A very nice distraction :) for these young patients. Wil was beyond cooperative the entire time, the worse part was when we were leaving and they had to remove the tape from his central line. He screamed louder for that then he did when getting blood drawn!
I have to thank my lucky stars that we left only 24hrs later with a relatively healthy little boy, nothing that he won't rebound from with a little TLC. There were families there who weren't as lucky as us, there children were there for cancer treatments and it really made me think about having to be in the hospital for months on end, praying for the best but everyday fearing the worst. Hug your children a little tighter tonight and take those extra few moments to enjoy the small things. You never know when something in your "normal" world might be turned upside down and things may never be the same.
Ok speaking of taking more time, Wil and I are snuggled on the sofa watching Pooh Bear! Love my snuggle time!
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