Days 24 & 25, Chemo Round 2 :: Can't Knock the Hustle

One of the five-year-olds on the unit who is full of personality set up a Nail Salon in her room. No joke.

$1.00 Top Coat
$2.00 Manicure
$3.00 Manicure with Design
Absolutely No Pedicures
Free for Patients

Jade was her first client.

She got her nails done just in time for ... a trip home!!  Jade's ANC jumped to 260 on Thursday and over 1,000 on Friday.  She is heading home for a well-deserved break before her next admission, which will likely be for her transplant.

We head back to the outpatient clinic on Monday for a follow-up visit and bloodwork (her hemoglobin levels are still trending low, so we hope they'll begin to rise on their own without a blood transfusion).  Next Friday, she will have another bone marrow biopsy performed to confirm that the chemo has continued to do its job and her leukemia is in remission and her marrow is transplant-ready.

But for now, we enjoy each other and remain ever faithful.

Thank you for checking in on Jade. Thank you for your prayers for Jade's match, for our family, for a cure.