Still There

Monday, December 29



Nine days and counting.....yes Tyler remains in the hospital. This is crazy that he still has a fever even though he is on 4 strong antibiotics. The last 4 days his white blood counts have been low, which is called neutropenic. Since he has already had a platelet and blood transfusion, the doctor's are still baffled. His bone marrow is suppressed also but this is a side effect from the antibiotics. He can't leave the hospital until his fever is gone for 24 hours and his counts return to a normal range. He will remain in his 10 x 10 hospital room for another 3-4 days (minimum). Mama Bear (Sarah) had her claws showing today. She expressed to Tyler's doctor's today how she wants a break from chemo for Tyler. They agreed! After he is released from the hospital he should get about a 2 week break from chemo. He needs to regain his strength before another round of chemo.



Tyler does look better today. He has his color back and not that ugly grey color. He had more energy today and was able to get out of bed for the first time and sit on the couch in their room for about 3 hours. He had been so weak he wasn't able to get out of bed on his own or go to the restroom. He is gradually improving but what a long haul this has been. As always thanks for your prayers. We're praying that the new year will bring a healthy, happy and stronger Tyler back to all of us. Stay close! Kim