Cecilia

[chasophonic]

After three days at 0.2, today her White Blood Cell count is 0.7. This is the low end of where it should be

Comments

[billroper]

I'm sorry that she's having to fight off the infections. That's one of the nasty problems with the transplant. But her immune system should be rebuilding itself as we speak, given that the white cell count is coming up nicely.

I understand that it's hard to watch. I'll keep my fingers crossed that she's feeling better soon.

[skylarker]

It sounds hard on everyone. If it helps: there are a lot of people rooting for her, and for you and bonz_lizard.

[laurel]

I've not been reading LJ and hadn't heard of this 'til now. Scary stuff, but the .7 WBC is really good news.

For whatever it's worth, one of my cousin's daughters had an even worse form of leukemia when she was a little older than eight and she did chemo and had a bone marrow transplant and while it was scary and not fun, she made a complete recovery and is now a happy teenager and you'd never know she went through it. Well, except she wants to be a doctor and is wise beyond her years.

Here's hoping all goes as well as it possibly can for Cecilia from here on out.

Transplant

[markiv1111]

I think "better than most transplant patients" is the key word here. You have obviously got a very sick little girl here -- but a sick little girl who is getting better. We are all pulling for you (and Guin, and Cecilia's father whose name I can't remember) and it sounds as though you have cause for optimism.

Nate

[mia_mcdavid]

Better than most is a pretty good place to be! We'll keep her in our prayers.