It’s late and I am working on some projects but I couldn’t help but come over here and let you all know that while Zoe and Chrissy have been through hell and back this last year (and are in the hospital again, as I write this), once again, Chrissy has yet to amaze me.
In the midst of working as many hours as humanly possible, seeing her girl through a heart transplant and trips back and forth to the hospital, Chrissy graduated from LCCC with not one but TWO associate degrees. She graduated this month with an Associate of Arts and an Associate of Applied Science. She is the first of us to graduate from College and doesn’t plan on being done any time soon.
This fall she returns to LCCC through the University Partnership to attend Bowling Green State University and receive her Bachelor’s Degree in Biology.
She told me on the phone that she missed the Dean’s list by a QUARTER of a point, but in the grand scheme of things that matters little. I’m very proud of her!
Please feel free to drop your congratulations and good wishes here in the comments. I know it would mean a lot to her!
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So I took Zoe to Dr. Danzinger from I.D. yesterday. Her liver enzymes are high, platelet count is low, white count is high. She took blood & ran more tests. Had Zoe’s liver enzymes or platelet count been dramatically worse she’s would have been admitted for a few days (like I haven’t heard that before) to be on IV antibiotics. The white count looked better & so did her platelet count. Liver enzymes were higher but not enough to warrant keeping her right now. Dr. Danzinger put her back on Valcyte & we go back Tuesday to have all the tests repeated. However, they are also running another virus count. It should be back tomorrow. If it’s really high we will be heading to the hospital. Dr. said for the weekend but i don’t buy that for a second. The last time I heard that mess our weekend turned into 3 weeks.
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I got a call last week from Colleen. She said the blood they took during the biopsy on the 8th showed positive for CMV again. Infectious disease said the level was at 1000. They wanted me to take her for some blood work to have the level checked again to make it isn’t doubling & tripling like it did last time. We had the blood drawn yesterday and the test runs Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays so it should be run tomorrow & hopefully I’ll hear good news from Colleen by Thursday. Zoe doesn’t feel sick. She has a little cold again (courtesy of me I think) but other than a little congestion/cough she feel fine. I checked her tonsils last night & they look fine too. Apparently ever since she heard me tell her dad that the virus showed up again, she’s been checking her own tonsils obsessively at home, school, everywhere with a mirror & decent light. Poor thing. She does not want to go back to the hospital even though she has friends there. Poor Ally is back. She was home for a minute & then she started to show rejection again so she’s back & hooked to an IV 24/7 according to her mom. Zoe’s little friend Melanie (another transplant girl) has been there for going on 14 weeks now with what appears to be rejection. When we were in for Zoe’s biopsy she and Mel played for awhile & her mom said she was starting to show signs of improvement. I’m hoping both of Zoe’s sisters in transplant get better & head home soon. I’m also hoping we don’t join them at the Clinic.
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