By the end of today, Keegan had rolled into day 9 of this current illness (a week inpatient). Starting off with the bad news for today. His platelet and hemoglobin/hematocrit continued to drop today, but at least his ANC (baby white cells) were up just...
Once again, I don't feel like I have much new to report from the GI floor today. Kidney and bone marrow function are not improved but not declining. We started him on a pedialyte drip yesterday afternoon (10cc/hour; that's 1/3 of an ounce an hour,...
Not much to report today from Keegan's room. Little urine output, still tummy problems despite nothing in his stomach since Tuesday of last week, all blood counts still trending downward. We had to adjust his TPN today because his labs showed he wasn't quite getting...
Positives for today:Albumin and IV lasix pulled a lot of fluid off of Keegan. Fever has been gone for over 24 hours.Several periods of improved energy.Blood drainage has almost stopped.Blood cultures all came back negative at least 48 hours.Stopped both IV antibiotics.Got his TPN and...
Keegan perked up for a bit this afternoon. He colored, played with some cars, and played a memory game on the phone. It wasn't too long of a run, but it was nice to see. I think the fever breaking really helped.Unfortunately, his little energy...
Keegan got some much needed sleep overnight after we aggressively treated his fever. By 6am, it seemed to have broken. That's a big step forward in his comfort levels for sure. He is bleeding from his stomach or upper GI tract. It's not wholly unexpected,...
Where to start? Well, the good news is we have an answer as to what Keegan is fighting - rotavirus. It's a nasty stomach bug for normal, healthy children. I suppose you can imagine how bad it is for Keegan. He is stable but struggling. ...
Keegan was admitted at Children's again this morning. The night before last, he once again stopped urinating and had some nausea and vomitting. We drew labs at the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders and came home. Things progressively got worse overnight, in an eerily...
Laissez le bon temps rouler!...
Look who is already 9 months old!I honestly can't believe that my little girl is going to be a year old in just 3 short months.Audrey is such a fun, easy-going, little girl. She reminds me so much of Keegan at this age. Every day...