Monthly Archives: April 2014

Day +52: Graph humour, fluid intake and platelets

It will be one week tomorrow since, we were discharged, and Nadia has been doing really well. Her numbers are continuing to trend up, and we are so happy and grateful for this. Thor has updated the graphs for all … Continue reading

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Day +48: Discharged!

We were discharged on Friday. Even with Nadia’s counts dipping that day, they felt comfortable with the upward trend and Nadia’s overall health in general. I also have a feeling they needed the room for another little boy or girl … Continue reading

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Day +44: Chimera test

Remember the Day 0 Post when we wrote that Nadia’s blood type would change? After successful transplant it will be the same type as the donor. But actually, it will not just be the same type, it will be the … Continue reading

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Day +43: Crunch week, anxiety and dance dance revolution

Well the last few weeks have been an emotional roller coaster.  I have discovered that my body does not react well to stress and anxiety.  I had been so happy when Nadia finally registered on the WBC chart then reminded … Continue reading

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Day +40: Graphs!

Some of you have been asking for graphs of Nadia’s counts (mostly the nerdy, sciencey types). I struggled for a while on how best to present them and have put up my first attempt on the Counts Graphs page. Nadia … Continue reading

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Day +36: What do these numbers mean again?

Briefly, we want WBC and ANC to be above, and stay above 0.5. We went over this on Day +3, but I think it is worth reviewing now that we are seeing ANC counts. Today Nadia had WBC = 0.8 … Continue reading

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