Is This For Real?

This is Debbie -- I have not slept all night. We were transferred by ambulance last night from Kaiser Fontana to Kaiser Sunset in Los Angeles. Right now we are in the Pediatric ICU for observation. We will be moved to a private room when it becomes available.

Hannah's ultrasound last night showed something called, "Typhlitis". On the advice of my mother I am not googling Typhlitis ... basically it is an inflammation of the intestines but besides that I don't know all that much. Hannah's counts are still very low even though they are better than they had been in the weeks past. Her condition is very serious -- to be honest, this whole thing is such a shock to me because on Wednesday she was dancing to Shania Twain, had school for over an hour & played with her sister all day, saw friends that live across the street... it was just a normal day!!! She has not had a fever so when she woke up on Thursday with major pain I just thought it was a side effect from the medication she is taking.

It is just hard to imagine that after 8 great days at home we are back on the "hospital roller coaster" for at least a week -- if not longer.

Right now we are at a hospital about 50 miles from home so it will be a much bigger challenge taking "shifts" here at the hospital. We are so far from home that until Hannah is much more comfortable I won't be leaving at all. My mom & I are both here at the hospital & Jim will come this morning (I insisted he get some sleep at home!)

Please pray Hannah's intestines clear up ... she is really in a lot of pain when her abdomen cramps ... even if she has morphine in her system and she has A LOT of morphine in her system!!!