Today, Rebekah is looking much better! Her fevers are not gone, but they are lower and now classified as "low-grade." As of this morning's blood work, her white blood count has dropped, which is great news! Dr. Bradley came in before 7:00 this morning to check Rebekah's incision for himself, and he is very pleased with how it looks; he is not at all worried that it is infected. He said it looks great! So, the plan is for Rebekah to make it for 24 hours fever-free with no other symptoms. If we make it to that mark, we may get to start talking about that magical place called "home!"
Drew made it home safely yesterday afternoon, and the boys were beyond excited to see him! We had not mentioned anything to them about Drew going home, just in case for some reason plans changed at the last minute. Drew said Aaron told him over and over "Thank you for coming home, Daddy!" And Caleb apparently has been Drew's shadow since he got home. Zac and Justin were also thrilled to see Daddy and tell him all about their adventures with Grammy.
Rebekah has had a busy morning so far! We have had breakfast, bath time, bed change, vitals, the daily weight check, hair styled, a lotion massage, respiratory therapy and if we can keep people out of our room for longer than ten minutes at a time, hopefully nap time! This busy schedule can wear a girl out!
So, we're still taking it one day at a time here, but hopefully we won't have to count too many more days before we can head home also!
Nancy
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We'll keep praying for continued improvement. Glad you got to see your regular doctor; I'm sure that was comforting. Don't you hate that they have to take days off. :) (just kidding of course, though sometimes I wish they didn't get days off, when it's my child involved)
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