10/03/08 - Back Home

Well, they let us go home this afternoon because her fever was gone and the doctor said we were okay to monitor her and administer the IV antibiotics from home until the culture comes back. They will call us if there is an infection and we would have to go back, but they suspect it was just a little virus, which would cause her white blood cells to go down, and they aren't expecting any infections. So tonight we get to learn how to give her antibiotics through her IV. We are little by little being made into nurses!

She probably won't be able to start her chemo next week because her ANC is so low, they don't expect it to get up to 750 by Monday. The home health nurse will come by Sunday and do some blood draws and let us know where her counts are.

Brinley is feeling SOOO much better. It's been such a great two days, minus the hospital. She was being silly and laughing and smiling. Words can't describe how happy we are to have a little piece of her back. Every time she smiles or laughs I feel like my heart will explode! It's like for the last month, one of my favorite parts of Brinley, part of what defines her, had been taken away from her. And she is starting to get it back. It makes me so happy. She was even smiling at the doctor! She said that is the first time she has seen her smile since she's met her, and she was excited to see her happy too. These two days have been a blessing and I have loved and appreciated every single smile I have been able to witness. Lucky us!