Day 16, Chemo Round 2 :: Amazing

Doctor Jade spells her name in the Art Room.

By looking at her, you'd never know Jade's hemoglobin level was nearly half of where it should be. Hemoglobin carries oxygen throughout the body; low levels are generally associated with fatigue.

The doctors decided that since she looked "so amazing," i.e. still running up and down the halls, sneaking into offices of unsuspecting nurses and shouting "Boo!," and breaking into cheers in the Art Room, that they would wait to do the blood transfusion until over night so that Jade could stay unhooked and continue to play during the day.

A month or so ago when we had our sit-down with the Bone Marrow Transplant team, the docs also told us that maybe only once in history has a bone marrow appeal/drive resulted in the targeted patient finding a match.  But we are faithful. We're going to try to keep this "amazing" thing going.  www.bethematch.org.

Thanks for checking in on Jade and keeping her cure and the cure in your prayers!

Today's Counts:
Hemoglobin: 6.9 (blood transfusion)
Platelets: 36 (down from 70 after Monday's platelet transfusion)
ANC: 0