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birthday wish come true

Relatively quiet day today, which is a good thing. Temp and heart rate are back to normal. Liver functions are getting closer to normal, but still being watched closely.

At 11:45pm tonight she was moved out of the ICU and back to the Oncology floor. I think this was a good way to cap off her b-day. This is good for a few reasons - obviously, it means she is doing better and also it is a bit more comfortable up on the Oncology floor.

Quite a few cards, comments and other things to cheer her up today. She's feeling pretty good physically. Her spirits remain high and her faith is strong.

We're going to hold off on visits at least for Saturday. Sunday is questionable at this point. More to follow tomorrow. Have a great weekend and thanks everyone for all the birthday comments, well wishes, prayers and support.

and better...

Heart rate and temperature are pretty much back to normal. She'll spend tonight in the ICU for further observation. Right now, they are primarily concerned with her liver functions. Some of the tests from last night and early this morning showed a few things that were out of whack.

From talking with the oncology doctor, it is likely that there was a significant amount of leukemia in the liver and that the chemo attacked it, but this puts a heavy toll on the liver. Given her relative young age, her body is able to withstand it and we should be back on plan in a couple days.

doing a little better

her temp dropped back below 100 for the first time since last night. Additionally, the heart rate dropped a bit. its still high, but its better than it was.

she's scheduled for a CT scan and a few other things later today for additional precautionary measures. I'll update again a little later today.