A.M. update

Is it morning already?! Not much sleep lastnight for either if us. Braxton had a new (new to us) Resident (Patrick) do his admission physical lastnight. Nice man and very thorough, but nothing happens fast in a hospital at night. Chest x-rays at 9:30 pm, accessing Braxton's port (twice- because it's deep and can be hard to find ) at 11ish, and numerous people coming in for labs of all sorts. The blood transfusion started about 2 a.m. and then fever checks every 2 hours. The good news is that after 1 unit of blood Braxton's hemoglobin is up to 9, his fever dropped to 99 and his wbc's are up at 400. Still too low to do a neutraphil count, but rising nevertheless. The low count will be a factor in when he gets to come home more than the temperature or specific infection they find. Braxton just seems to get extremely neutropenic after chemo so these x-tra hospital stays may just be a pattern for him.
In the meantime, David carries on with getting girls to school. Today Gramma Barb takes Emma to swim class after preschool, I will pick Zoe up after school and try to get a nap while David comes to the U to hang out for a few hours til Brad comes for the night shift. PHEW!!We're a mostly well oiled machine...When I told Zoe that I was taking Brax back to the hospital, I observed her making her mental list of who's going to do what until I return. She seems to need to prepare herself for change and there isn't always too much time. I think she misses her brother the most. Thanks to all of you who have provided meals and gift cards, we still have a supply to pull from!!!
We continue to pray for patience and to find humor in these long boring days for Braxton. Anybody know any jokes? :)