I woke up at my mom's house this morning. It seems so weird without her here. I found out that her WBC is at .2 this morning. Looks like we are still waiting for the bottom. She seems about the same as yesterday. maybe a bit more tired. The doctor said she will have to get a transfusion today, which they will start in about an hour. It takes 6 hours total to do two bags of blood. They dosed her with Benedryl as usual in case an allergic reaction occurs. This typically makes her sleepy and then hyped up at night. Hate that for her. It is hard enough to sleep as it is. She said that they gave her something to help her sleep better last night. she got about a 4 hour stretch, which is really good in her situation.
The doctor told her this morning that once her count gets between 500 and 1,000 she will be able to go home if she wants. This usually occurs at Day +10 to Day +14, which is in about a week to 10 days from now. I feel that amount of time is doable.
Once the laundry dries, I am heading back up there. It was surprisingly hard to leave yesterday, and I am anxious to get back. I just keep wondering what if something happens while I'm gone. Plus, no one can take better care of her than I. No offense to my stepdad, because I don't know what we would do without him, but I'm a control freak. I am also excited to put up a collage of pictures I made her while I was gone. She has to stare at a blank, white hospital wall all day. She isn't able to read or focus on TV much right now, so I hope this will help pass the time.
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