Not According to Plan….As Usual

Well this week did not go according to plan., Hutton was supposed to be admitted on Wednesday for another 5-day chemo session. She had a pretty rough week after her last session and we could tell she was feeling bad and was pretty sure her numbers were going to be low, as she spent Saturday and Sunday with a really bad headache, and was very sensitive to light. She went in on Monday for labs, and we assumed they would be low and things would change…and they did. 

We received a message on Tuesday letting us know that her numbers were super low. When I say super low, I mean she had zero white blood cells. With me being stuck at work Steph loaded her into the car early that morning and headed up to UCLA for not just a platelet infusion but also blood, which would be an all day event, and putting them smack dab in the middle of rush hour traffic on the way home. For LA that means a normal 50-60min drive takes 3 hours (not exaggerating)

Steph did an amazing job handling that day all by herself, spending a total of 5 hours in the car. As much as it sucked, it was a great “test-run” for when Hutton starts her 1-Day sessions, which will take place of her 3-Days. 

Hutton has been feeling much better since the infusions, and we will be getting labs again this Monday with the hope that they will be high enough to continue her chemo treatment Tuesday. 

We are thankful though that she as able to be home to celebrate my birthday, because that was one thing she was really worried about. 

With her birthday at the end of this month, we are praying that her numbers stay up after this treatment and that nothing unexpected happens to cause her to be admitted and be in the hospital on her birthday. She has already said she really hopes she doesn’t have to, and we have told her we will do everything we possibly can to ensure that doesn’t happen. So if you are reading this and are the praying type, please add that to your prayers…and if your not the praying type, it still wouldn’t hurt :-)