May 23, 2013

Today, SD was in much better spirits! Yesterday he was starting to perk up, and today he pretty much returned to his normal, happy self!

We got the word on SD's counts today late this morning; his ANC is now around 2000! The doctor here and the oncologists downstate have agreed that he does not need another Neupogen shot, so that means we can go home today!

SD still has quite a cough, so he is still in isolation. However, his immune system has sufficiently recovered enough for Emma to come in for a visit. Here they are both watching Chip & Dale on the laptop.

So, this won't be our longest hospital stay, but it does qualify as our most electronic! We currently have three laptops, one iPad, and a portable Wii in our room. SD has really enjoyed playing Mario Galaxy 2 with us the last couple of days.

SD will not resume his chemotherapy immediately, though he will be on an antibiotic for a week or so. The next few weeks will be a bit rough; he'll have to go in fairly often for blood work and some "catchup" on his medications.

But for now, we're just glad to be going home!