Medicine

It is Sunday evening and Carson is playing Francesca's Nintendo in the bed next to me. Right now, his biggest complaint is that his Mario racer is stuck and he can't seem to finish his race. You wouldn't know that he's hooked up to machines that monitor his oxygen level , his heart rate and his blood pressure. You wouldn't know that he's also attached to a double pump that is pumping immunoglobulin (IGG) and dextrose into his port - hopefully giving his body the antibodies it needs to fight off this virus. Nurse Brenda comes in every 15 minutes to check everything and Carson barely notices. Thank God that all is going smoothly for awhile. I am thankful for a respite for both of us.

Just before the infusion, they put a small port in Carson's arm and gave him his first shot of neupogen. That went smoothly too, minimal crying and only one scream. He'll get this shot through the port once a day until his ANC count reaches about 1500. I'm told this will take about 3 days. I'm okay with that as long as the fevers stop and he can start feeling better.

Thank to all those who've said a prayer for our little Mister. We're not out of the woods yet, but at least we have a plan on which we're acting and things are quiet for the moment.

-Jennifer