So, in all the hullabaloo of our parents getting home from our Dad's Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) on Oct. 24th, resting and enjoying us girls at home, we failed to update y'all on our band's page. Unfortunately, our dad is back at Siteman with a high fever of 102.9...and tests show a Staph infection in his bloodstream. It appears the incision (made to place his central line before the BMT) somehow opened up and Bam! Less than 24 hours later...fever began. Our mother is with him and staying in the hospital room to help him through all this. He went through rounds of extreme chills and uncontrollable shakes between fever episodes as high as 103.1. However, today, November 1, we are happy to report the fevers and chills have subsided. The antibiotics are doing their thing! Staph infection is nothing to wink at and there will be plenty of long-term care needed to recover. Add that recovery to the BMT recovery and well, he has an even longer road ahead. Many more tests will be done this week to assess the situation. We appreciate your prayers and apologize again for being lax in updates. May the Lord bless you all for your help and love towards our family!
Comments
Post a Comment