Loving Taylor

Day 16 and she still has a smile on her face. She made it through the night without any problems and is hanging in there. Her blood counts are still at zero. We woke to a scare from her nurse. They draw blood from one of Taylor's line's every day at 5:00am. This blood work is what show her blood counts. Her RBC showed up as being dangerously low today. This was extremely concerning because she had received a RBC transfusion. Her RBC should have increased overnight. So.....they had to re-do her labs at 8:30 this. I was scared to death because if her RBC count came back low it would probably mean she was bleeding internally!! So.....we waited and THANK GOD her RBC came back at an acceptable level. They think that there was a lab error on the first reading!! After a mini panic attack on my part, things were fine!!!!

I actually left today and spent a great morning at the Children's Museum with my Dad (Papa) and Savannah. Grandma Renee (my step-mom) stayed with Taylor and had a great time. They enjoyed a good morning together. Savannah, Papa, and I had a FABULOUS day at the museum and went out to lunch. It was great to have some fun time with Savannah and Papa......I miss Savannah so much!!!

After coming back, Taylor and I enjoyed a great afternoon and evening together. I had a conference with her oncologist and at this point we are just in holding mode until counts rise and we can go home (they think about 2 more weeks!!).

I am just getting ready to get Taylor to bed.....hope you all have a great night!!

Please pray for Dawson Merrick...he needs tons of prayers right now.

Love to all,
Kristen and Taylor