Loving Taylor

Well, Taylor and I went to the clinic today for her 1st post-treatment visit. When we left the hospital, Taylor's ANC (infection fighting ability) was very high. Today at the clinic, her ANC came back much lower. This is very disappointing for a couple of reasons. She is at more risk for infections and it means that her body is still extremely immunocompromised and still recovering. This means that her final bone marrow aspiration (which will tell us if the past 7 months have put her into remission) will have to be put off even longer. We were hoping that her bone marrow aspiration would be done next week but this will have to wait for much longer. So....we continue to wait and not know where we are at with her treatment. The good news is that she did not need to have any transfusion today. We go back to the clinic on February 5th to have her levels checked again. At this time, they will again decide when they will be able to do the bone marrow aspiration. More waiting....

We are still trying to adjust to being home. It is still quite an adjustment. Today when Taylor and I left for the clinic Savannah got really upset and was begging me not to go. She thought I was going back to the hospital again with Taylor and was leaving her again. She made me promise that I would pick her up from school today. She was so upset....it broke my heart. She feels very left out and deserted. So sad....

Taylor seems to be feeling good, just very tired.

I will post again later this week or weekend.

Thank you all for your continued prayers and support....the waiting and not knowing is so difficult.