I can brag now that we made it through the first night out of the Hospital, October 24! We survived one full night outside the hospital with no fever! Thank God. I was afraid to post last night that Todd was discharged from the hospital; there was a slight delay as he developed a rash on his torso. After examinations, the doctors thought it was a reaction to the oral antibiotics they started him on before discharge. So, they changed the prescription and we were off out of downtown Houston and onto a 5 lane highway going 35 miles per hour heading towards Pearland, a suburb south of Houston.
Our hotel is great! The beds so comfortable. We got dinner and slept in late. No fever!
We learned yesterday, October 25, 2016, that the Bone Marrow Transplant Team/Lab processed the blood from the kids and Todd's other brothers for the bone marrow match. All of the kids were a match, but Abby was the closest match. Todd's half-brother Paul was also a good half match, but not quite as close as Abby. At first the Transplant Team wanted Abby out here this week! As soon as we started making plans to fly her out, they informed us that they had not received the needed insurance approval to run the tests on Abby, the donor. So we are hoping to get her out here early next week. Thanks to all who have donated to the Go Fund Me Account; now we can fly Abby out here and house her with us.
Our second day at the hotel, Todd did not get out at all. I had a difficult time getting him up or awake in the morning and afternoon, so I called the nurses' line. They told me to keep an eye on him and bring him in if I felt uncomfortable with his excessive sleeping. By early evening, he ate some dinner and sat up in bed the rest of the night to watch TV, including the first game of the World Series in Baseball (cheering for the Cleveland Indians over the Chicago Cubs!).
We learned yesterday, October 25, 2016, that the Bone Marrow Transplant Team/Lab processed the blood from the kids and Todd's other brothers for the bone marrow match. All of the kids were a match, but Abby was the closest match. Todd's half-brother Paul was also a good half match, but not quite as close as Abby. At first the Transplant Team wanted Abby out here this week! As soon as we started making plans to fly her out, they informed us that they had not received the needed insurance approval to run the tests on Abby, the donor. So we are hoping to get her out here early next week. Thanks to all who have donated to the Go Fund Me Account; now we can fly Abby out here and house her with us.
Our second day at the hotel, Todd did not get out at all. I had a difficult time getting him up or awake in the morning and afternoon, so I called the nurses' line. They told me to keep an eye on him and bring him in if I felt uncomfortable with his excessive sleeping. By early evening, he ate some dinner and sat up in bed the rest of the night to watch TV, including the first game of the World Series in Baseball (cheering for the Cleveland Indians over the Chicago Cubs!).
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| Leaving the Hospital after being admitted for Fever. |
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