TimmonsTales: A bug has been making the rounds

Josiah was admitted into Phoenix Children's Thursday afternoon, June 5th with a fever. Because he has a port and a compromised immune system, they want to catch any infections as soon as possible. He has only tested positive for influenza and has been receiving antibiotics (just in case) and something to lessen his flu symptoms. He hasn't had a fever since Friday night and his ANC (absolute neutrophil count) has been slowing climbing up. It needs to be at least 200 for him to be dismissed. He has been sleeping well, eating poorly, staying busy in his room, and in pretty good spirits. He received red blood cells on Saturday and platelets on Sunday.

The rest of the family had our turns with something (possibly the flu that Joe has, but the 4 of us had our flu shots). Mary missed a few of her last days of school due to illness, but has recovered fully and is now consuming books rapidly in her summer free time. She also enjoyed the opportunity to go to a church day camp two days last week. Aaron was the last before Josiah to be hit by the bug and has been traveling about every other week since the middle of April. For those of you following the blog and concerned about the atrocious teal paint, you will be relieved to know that in the last month it has been pleasantly covered by Bison Beige and Deep Crimson. All for now!