Good evening!
What a day it has been. The girls were at a swim meet in the morning with mom (in which Tess did a great job giving it her all and shaving a few seconds off her personal bests), while Otto and Dad were at Yale. Although Otto had a bit of a rough night, he made up for it today.
Otto's ANC was at 1500 this morning. We were all happy about this! His platelets and red blood cells were pretty low again and a transfusion was needed for both. His blood pressure continues to be monitored as well as the fluid build up pressing against his lung.
With a little cat nap this morning, Otto woke up with energy a blazing! He was up and out of bed, taking walks, playing golf on his newly constructed putting course (thank you Ian!), living life with his pals. It was like Otto from weeks ago was back. We were all smiles listening to him joke around and laugh. Even watching him pick up his phone and play video games was a treat.
Later this afternoon, numbers were looked at again. His ANC jumped to 1800 and his counts for platelets and red blood cells were higher. His body seems to be holding on to these compared to the days before. This is what he needs right now. The immune system seems to be doing what it needs to right now. We are incredibly thankful and continue to pray that improvements continue to build over the next few weeks. All the praying and positive vibes are being felt over here, so please, keep it up!
A HUGE thank you to the LMES family for all those gift cards. Thank you to a wonderful LMES teacher who sent some cards as well. Thank you to our baseball family who continues to show love and support with fundraising efforts. We continue to be so thankful for it all!
Sending love and positivity,
Mark, Leigh, Otto, Tess and Lulu
What a day it has been. The girls were at a swim meet in the morning with mom (in which Tess did a great job giving it her all and shaving a few seconds off her personal bests), while Otto and Dad were at Yale. Although Otto had a bit of a rough night, he made up for it today.
Otto's ANC was at 1500 this morning. We were all happy about this! His platelets and red blood cells were pretty low again and a transfusion was needed for both. His blood pressure continues to be monitored as well as the fluid build up pressing against his lung.
With a little cat nap this morning, Otto woke up with energy a blazing! He was up and out of bed, taking walks, playing golf on his newly constructed putting course (thank you Ian!), living life with his pals. It was like Otto from weeks ago was back. We were all smiles listening to him joke around and laugh. Even watching him pick up his phone and play video games was a treat.
Later this afternoon, numbers were looked at again. His ANC jumped to 1800 and his counts for platelets and red blood cells were higher. His body seems to be holding on to these compared to the days before. This is what he needs right now. The immune system seems to be doing what it needs to right now. We are incredibly thankful and continue to pray that improvements continue to build over the next few weeks. All the praying and positive vibes are being felt over here, so please, keep it up!
A HUGE thank you to the LMES family for all those gift cards. Thank you to a wonderful LMES teacher who sent some cards as well. Thank you to our baseball family who continues to show love and support with fundraising efforts. We continue to be so thankful for it all!
Sending love and positivity,
Mark, Leigh, Otto, Tess and Lulu
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