Update on Em

We kept Emily out of school today with her ANC so low. She didn't mind too much, but it's funny or maybe typical that on days she has to go to school she wants to stay home, and then on days when she has to stay home, she's sulking because she didn't get to go to school. Her teacher, Mrs. Nishimoto dropped by some work after school, so Em didn't miss out on the days lesson plan. It's great living two blocks from school and we are blessed with a truly awesome school, great teachers and administration.

During the day we found out that one child in Emily's class has strep throat and another has a confirmed case of Scarlet fever. (Honestly I somehow thought that didn't exist anymore, but it does). So that data added a bit of stress to an already stressful situation.

Putting all the worry aside, Emily is doing fine, no fever and I think her scratchy throat sounds a little better. And even if she were to start to get something now, she has a day off chemo and I am sure her white blood cell count is increasing, and getting close to levels where we wouldn't need to be as worried. I think I want to keep her out of school tomorrow just to be sure and keep exposure all the germs that just naturally exist in a school.

I think I wrote a few weeks back that she would probably get sick when school started, and sure enough it happened. After a day to absorb the news, I can start to see that it's going to be all right.

This roller coaster ride only has 167 days left.