Thursday, June 11, 2009

Watching WHO

We are closely watching the World Health Organization (WHO) to see if they move to an alert phase 6 today after an emergency meeting. That would mean that this weekend's camp is canceled. I'm not certain what it means for schools and daycares but we will seriously consider keeping Hayden home even if they remain open during this phase. His neutrophils (infection-fighting white blood cells) were at an all-time high on Tuesday but not for long.

Our next appointment is on Tuesday. The steroids keep his blood counts high but they're done for now so we expect the counts to drop next week, after he gets more chemo. He's at school today but he's come home early nearly every day. I think he's afraid of barthing at school (can't say I blame him). He was up sick in the middle of the night but it seems to come in waves for him. He's fine and eating like crazy, then after a little while he get all queasy. For the most part, he's doing well and he's happy. But is he a happy camper?

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