We received the phone call at 5AM, notifying us that school was closed for the day. That is wonderful news for Amy who got home from the hospital at 10:30 last night. When she got home she said she was so tired that she was afraid she would fall asleep while driving the last little bit home. Karie was sound asleep, but with a stinky diaper. I quickly and gently changed her diaper and she woke up but quickly fell back to sleep. The 5AM phone call woke her up and she started asking for Goldfish and Tater tots so I got up with her and we left Amy sleeping. Now she is watching Dora with a belly full of fish sticks, Tater tots, and Goldfish. Amy and Josh are still asleep.
The transfusion yesterday helped, but it was an unexpected delay that made the day really drag on. From now on, the visiting nurse will always draw blood the day before a trip to the hospital so that there are fewer surprises.
The doctors almost didn't let Katie come home last night. They gave her Tylenol before the transfusion to make sure her temperature didn't climb as her body received the new blood, but her temperature spiked anyway and they monitored her closely while waiting for her fever to break. As a resultwe will be monitoring her temperature very closely today. If it goes back up, she goes back to the hospital. We were told to go to North Country first, where they would put her on antibiotics then transfer her to Fletcher Allen. Hopefully that doesn't happen because that would mean another ambulance ride.
Right now, she is nice and cool. Hopefully she stays that way.
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