July Update

Maddy was able to get out of the hospital on July 4th to spend time with family over the holiday. She was also able to be home when some relatives came in from New Jersey on July 9th. This was nice! Her counts bottomed out though as expected and she has had to have two platelet and two blood transfusions. She also has had to have "the shots" daily to help her white blood cells come back. With her counts so low, she ended up spiking a fever on Friday and had to go to the hospital. Something grew on one of the cultures, but the antibiotics seem to be working, so hopefully she will be able to come home by Wednesday. Not soon enough for Maddy! She continues to be experiencing a lot of stress and anxiety. We are trying to work through this and get her some help dealing with all the thoughts and feelings she is having. This is harder though to help her get through than all the physical pain she has experienced over the last two and a half years! All the continued thoughts and prayers are very much appreciated!