Oh the DRAMA!

In the last post, I said Savannah was coming home. Shortly after that, Danny and I decided she should fly home a different route since flying through Chicago was risky with it snowing there. I stayed on the phone forever with NIH travel trying to find her another flight through anywhere. We tried every airport here into every airport within 2 hours of XNA but there was not a flight to be had. We ended up just keeping her on the original flight hoping she wouldn't get stranded.
About 10 minutes later she called and was very bummed out. They canceled her flight because of trouble in Chicago. I rescheduled her flight out for tomorrow and told her she could just check out of the hospital and stay here with us at the lodge. That just didn't excite her at all --so-- she started doing searches on her computer and found a possible flight through Atlanta. Her persistence paid off this time. Finally, she left on the shuttle at 2:30 to get to her flight at 5:00. She text'd me from the airport here and said her flight had been delayed an hour or so due to extremely high winds. Shortly after that she sent a message saying the delay had been canceled and would be arriving home around 9 pm.
So.....she is now back home and very, very happy!
She feels pretty good, she's just very week. She will have to go get a daily infusion of antibiotic until next week but other than that, she's AWESOME. God has blessed us - yet-again!
Susie and I will be leaving early in the morning. See y'all soon!!!

Checkin' Out!

She's going home!!!!!!!!! Savannah called me at 7-ish this morning and said that she could leave. She is ecstatic! So now we have to get her all packed and on the shuttle to the airport. We're a little worried about her flight through Chicago since it is already snowing there! PLEASE pray that she gets through with no problems.
With her immune system being so low, we definitely don't want her to be stranded in a huge, crowded airport like Chicago.
Since she is leaving a little later in the day, Susie and I are going to wait and get a fresh start early in the morning. We should be home by Sunday, Monday....or.....Tuesday.....depending on how many Flea Markets we spy on the way! :) Thanks for those prayers!!!! LOVE!!!!!!

Thursday

Today Savannah got more platelets and they will check her count in the morning to see if she can go home. We rescheduled her flight today to fly out tomorrow at the same time but the doctors have the final say so......we'll just have to wait til morning to find out.
She came over to the lodge again to have dinner and watch the rest of American Idol. Susie treated us to Chinese food tonight. Lots of places around here deliver to NIH so we were able to stay in. We all REALLY enjoyed it and Savannah ate more than she has eaten in weeks. (Thank you Susie........Bless your little heart!)
So- that's all I know for now! Good night!

Wednesday

Well, like I said, everyday there is something new. This morning they were going to put Savannah's pick-line in and probably let her go home tomorrow but when they put the line in her arm she started bleeding. Her blood wasn't clotting due to her being low on platelets. This afternoon the Dr. said NOT to plan on going home because they are going to have to give her a platelet infusion. She says she can get the platelets and still catch her flight out. I don't think so. I think she'll be going home on Friday.........hopefully!
She came over to the Lodge tonight and actually ate a little dinner and watched American idol with Susie and me.
We'll see what tomorrow brings..........??????????
Take care!

Tuesday

When I went to bed last night the ice and snow had covered everything. Apparently at the end of the snow it turned to rain so it ended up much better than we expected. Still, we just stayed on campus all day.

Every morning is a new day as far as Savannah is concerned. After she returned to the hospital last night she got sick. Through the night she started running a fever again and her platelet count dropped. By the time I got to the hospital this morning I thought we were going to be here for another week or two. A little later in the day the doctors came in and said she would probably be going home on Thursday.
She immediately started feeling better!!!
Because her fever keeps popping up, they wanted her to have a chest x-ray. She declined their offer to take her to radiology. She said I would take her. So, after I found a wheelchair we were off. On the way there, I didn't run her into any walls or corners like I did a few days before. No getting caught between the automatic emergency doors or sandwiched between the elevator doors. UNTIL....we reached the radiology waiting room. Have you ever tried to push a big wheel chair through a crowded room with lots of chairs and people and trash cans? I had an elderly lady chasing a trash can that I ran Savannah into. You know, the big plastic ones that sound like a bass drum if you hit them just right. I noticed Savannah laughing and gasping hysterically as we spun out of control doing donuts through the innocent, unbelieving audience. People were offering me their seats just so I would quit moving. Finally, I got her parked and they immediately called her name. The nurse took it from there.......enough said. It was, however, nice to see Savannah laughing so hard....even if it was at my expense!
She doesn't feel all that great but she has such a good attitude and outlook on things. Before I left her room tonight, she ate a little bit. That's quite an accomplishment. Pray she gets her appetite back so she can regain her strength.
Thanks! LOVE Y'all!!!!!

Monday

There is a 100% chance of ice and snow in the Bethesda area tonight. Day before yesterday it was 70 degrees. Just like Arkansas....we feel right at home!!!!

Savannah is no longer neutropenic so she can get out of the hospital a little bit. Tonight she came to the lodge and watched a movie with Susie and me.
She is still on antibiotics so she has to spend the night at the hospital. I think she was wanting to go somewhere tomorrow but I have a feeling it's going to be too slick to get out. We might just end up having a chick-flick marathon in the room. :)

Susie and I went to Home Goods today. It makes us so happy! I would LOVE to open one in Fayetteville and Susie wants to open a Cheesecake Factory......maybe when we win the lottery. LOL!
Hope to see y'all soon!

Sunday

Savannah called me this morning and said the doctors had been in and said she was low on blood and platelets. They didn't really say why but apparently it's not unusual with this treatment. Once they got her hooked up, it took all day for her to get it. When I left the hospital about 7:20 pm they were just starting her antibiotics.

She is getting really bored and wants to come home but her counts have to be over 1,000 for 3 days in a row. Today was the first day they hit 1,000 so only 2 more days!!!!....barring any other problems. :)
I think Susie and I are going to watch a movie so.....better get the pjs on and get comfy!
BTW Carla, thanks for mentioning that twirling "thing" on facebook!!! :)
LOVE to ALL!