Maggie was not admitted today for chemo despite our early morning trip to Batson under the assumption her counts would be good. I'll save you some time and just say - our hopes rose much higher than her neutrophil count this week. Our friends at the CCC were kind and...

Quick update: Maggie's ANC (neutrophil count) was only 290, well below the 1000 threshold needed for an infusion to happen. The good news is other components indicate the level has bottomed and should be headed back up quickly. We'll trying again and hope to have...

Maggie has had a slow but steady recovery from her last chemo round. She has experienced the same cycle of fluid retention, aggravated tummy, and low appetite as after the previous two rounds. The last three days have been good - she has been able to branch out and...

This morning as we loaded the car for our trip to Batson, Maggie remembered to pack the neutrophils! Her counts had more than recovered enough to allow her admission for the third round of chemo since leaving the trial at MDA. It's been one of the days when it all...

Time has flown since Maggie's most recent admission for chemo. And we've been having some fun. After discharge, it took most of the following weekend for Maggie to recover from her treatment. But recover she did. Just in time for a much needed trip to the beach. This...

The 5:00 am alarm came early, and we made our way to the clinic for our 8:00 am appointment. Maggie's counts were determined to be solid enough for a chemo admission. We were on the 3C floor at Batson by mid morning with chemo started shortly after. Maggie is...

Maggie has spent much of the week (after discharge from Batson Saturday) in bed, feeling pretty bad. Until today. After the best night of sleep in a week, she has been out of bed most of the day. She is still retaining a large amount of fluid but feels some relief and...

Maggie is still at Batson tonight. We chose not to discharge once her chemo treatment finished to give her some rest time. We were concerned that a dose of Lasix given for abdominal fluid retention would make the 1.5 hour drive home much longer and frustrating. It...

Maggie was admitted Tuesday morning for the first treatment in a new chemo course. The protocol is similar to the previous one at Batson - she'll be getting chemo every two weeks and will be in-patient for 48 hours. This admission has been smooth though not without a...