At the Hospital Again

When we got Kelby's counts back yesterday they almost made us come down to the hospital right then. They were going to get one of those special blood counts done right away and then have us stay the night so that Kelby could get a bone marrow aspirate done first thing this morning. Thank goodness they decided that the hospital was too full and they let us stay home and just bring her in today at 11:00 am. So yesterday we wandered around town and had a great day. It was so nice for Kelby to just get out and about. Right now she is hooked up to IV fluids to get her ready for the bone marrow aspirate at 2:00 pm. They will put her under anestesia for that. It will tell them if her bone marrow is free of cancer. I hope they don't make us stay here tonight. I don't know why we should have to unless they start Kelby on IV nutrition. She has been eating well. She just does so much better at home. Everyday now they have to take a special blood count to see if she is ready for them to harvest the stem cells. We could take the blood sample in ourselves if the doctor will let us. That way Kelby and I could stay at Mike's aunt and uncle's house in Edmonds instead of the hospital. That would be so much better for Kelby and me. That way we don't have nurses in all night checking on us and waking us up. Plus, Kelby could wander around and play and do her own thing. Here at the hospital there are so many other sicknesses going around these kids that they don't really want Kelby to be out of her room. So, unless they are doing something important medically for Kelby, we really want them to let us go. The house we can stay at in Edmonds is just a hop, skip, and a jump away from all these hospitals, so we could come in at a moments notice. Oh yeah, I am so excited. The doctor was just in and he really sounded like he would let us go tonight. I am so happy. Now, I need to go make calls and make sure that Aunty Pam won't mind us popping in for the night. Thank you Lord for all the little blessings!