Back on track...

We got GREAT news at Kateli's appointment this morning. Her numbers have come back up...and with a vengeance!! :) She was at 2100 this morning, which is awesome!! Of course, she can't stay that high for a month, but it was great to hear that her bone marrow is functioning beautifully. So, what does this mean?? well, it means that after a week break from any chemo, our little girl is back on track with her treatment. She takes her nightly dose of chemo, her weekly dose, and she will be back on the steroid for another round of 5 days next week.

On another note, I learned that Joshua has a sinus infection and has now been prescribed an anitbiotic. He's been fighting a runny nose for the past 3 weeks, so I took him in this morning only to find out that he needed antibiotics. Please pray that he recovers from this quickly, and that Kateli continues healthy in the midst of our sickness (well, Joshua and mine--I'm getting over mine)

Thank you all for your continued prayers for our little girl...

and the counts are...

LOW!! Yes, Kateli is neutropenic right now. Her ANC is at a mere 300, which means--well, you all know what that means. The good news--if we can look at this in a positive way--is that she's more than likely low because her body is already at work fighting off whatever germ is going around in our household. Joshua and I have both been suffering something the last few days, and of course, as careful as we try to be with hand washing and keeping the kids separate from each other, it is inevitable that she's been exposed. So, both mine and the nurse's feeling today is that Kateli is already fighting off something, so chances are she may not get sick (or any worse than the runny nose type deal) Nevertheless, we need your prayers for her to stay healthy and out of the hospital. Our nurse reminded me this morning that if Kateli's counts continue low and she spikes a 101.5deg temp that we will have to be admitted. What a reality check, huh?? She's acting fine, and has enough energy for both she and Joshua, yet she's low on counts.

Thanks for keeping up with our page, and her progress.

No news is good news...

So, it seems this is true; thus the reason why it's been over 2 weeks and we have not updated the blog. Kateli is doing wonderfully. Our appointments have been moved to every two weeks now, rather than weekly. This is a good thing. It's a good break to go a whole two weeks without making a trip into the clinic. Her numbers have been right where they need to be, too, which is answered prayer. Oh, I don't know that I've mentioned this but we learned about 2 weeks ago that Kateli's counts are supposed to stay above 500 BUT below 1500!! I know, it's a tall order in terms of prayer, I mean we have to specifically ask for a range in which her ANC needs to remain. So, if she falls below 500, she's said to be neutropenic and very susceptible to infections. However, if she stays above 1500 for a whole month, then it tells the doctor that her body can tolerate higher doses of chemo, which they would not hesitate in filling. Apparently, if her body can tolerate more chemo, then it's a good thing so that more "meds" are fighting the leukemia. But, we don't necessarily want her to have to take more than she already is, so we just continue to pray that her numbers stay within the stated range. By the way, we have an appointment tomorrow morning to check her blood count. Please pray that 'her numbers are right where they need to be.
I'm going to leave you with a recent picture of my beautiful little girl. I shot this one of her as she and daddy and brother rushed out to go for a run. I got a little bit of down time tonight to try and just rest and recover from my cold. Enjoy!