Aww Shucks!

My how things have changed. He was perfectly content on his ipod and watching ESPN. The nurse actually commented that we were making him watch that channel and he could watch cartoons if he wanted. Little did she know....that was his request.

Grant started getting a little congested and coughing on Thursday. By Friday morning, he woke up saying he did not feel well. Of course, he wasn't going to let that keep him from school. (Have I mentioned that he loves school!) But, the first thing he said to me when I picked him up from school yesterday was "I had a hard day." When I asked why, he said that he didn't feel good and his head hurt all day. We went home and he curled up on the couch. As we sat there, he temperature just started to rise. The magic number for calling the doctor is 101. He was at 100.9 for most of the evening. It finally crossed that barrier. We called the doctor and headed to the ER about 10:30. Grant was very sad about having to go.

They drew labs and also tested for the flu. The flu test came back negative, but his counts were extremely low. His white blood count was .5 and his ANC was 10. They ordered him an IV antibiotic and admitted him to the hospital. They also gave him some tylenol for the fever. He handled everything like a champ and was in much better spirits about having to be there. He was actually very impatient about waiting for the doctor to tell us whether we could go home or would have to stay. When the doctor told him he had to stay, he actually said "yeessss, I want waffle sticks for breakfast." Who likes hospital food? Oh well, at least he didn't cry over having to stay. Give the kid some waffle sticks!

Hopefully, we will see the oncologist today. His counts will have to come up and show they are on a path to recovery before he can go home. They will hold chemo until his ANC reaches 750. Thanks for all the prayers and we will try to keep you posted.