Long Time no Blog!!

Well Hello!!! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!! We have been very busy lately. That is my excuse for no recent entries. I wish we could say we have been out Christmas shopping, but unfortunately we have been in and out of the hospital. Fevers, Fevers, Fevers!!! Thankfully nothing ever came back on the blood cultures, yet like I have said before they have to treat her as if there is until we get the results of blood cultures back 24-48 hours later.

All my Beautiful Kiddos

Logan just a little excited about her present!

First off....Happy Birthday to my Beautiful Logan!!! She turned 7 on the 25th of November. Happy Birthday Baby!!

Ryan

Ryan at Memorial Hospital

So, lets see....the evening of Wed the 26th she began running a fever. That evening we were able to get cultures drawn and labs. The following morning, Thanksgiving morning, we were able to have her Pediatrician call in an order for IV antibiotics to a local Urgent Care. We were very thankful because that allowed us to be home for turkey day instead of in the hospital. Well...as the day progressed her fever got higher and higher, therefore landing us at Memorial hospital for the next two days....Yuck!!! While in the hospital she received more antibiotics and also got a blood transfusion. Her hemoglobin and hematocrit were low. We were able to come home on the 29th with IV antibiotics to be given twice a day by me. See....I knew I would use my medical experience again, I just didn't think it would be on my daughter.

Ryan enjoying one of her favorite treats while in the hospital
ICE CREAM!!!!

Ryan playing one of her favorite things while in the hospital...doctor.
"Okay mom ...only five more pokes"

The future Dr. Ryan Wiggins

Well, a couple days later, on the 3rd, she began running another temperature while still on the antibiotics. Her hemaglobin and hematacrit were very low again and her "counts" were really low. After her Pediatrician and the docs at UCLA talked, the end result was us driving to UCLA at 12am. That sucked!!! They were able to get her a bed (not have us sit in the ER) so we hopped in the car and hit the road. Matthew was on duty, but thankfully Kenny was not, so he was able to come over and spend the rest of the night with the kiddos. We spent the next three days there on stronger antibiotics and getting another transfusion. They took her off all the antibiotics on Friday morning and watched her for fevers. No fevers so....she was able to come home on Saturday afternoon. And no fevers so far (please say some prayers)! By the way, that was our first (and hopefully only) visit to the new hospital.....WOW! Very nice!!!

Speaking of prayers, I have a request. We were hooked up with another family from here in Bakersfield recently. They were actually down at UCLA when we were there, so I got to meet some of them. Ryan Wilson is an eighteen month old little boy who was recently diagnosed with Leukemia. I don't know if anyone remembers at the begining of our Ryan being diagnosed.... they test for a Chromosome called the Philadelphia chromosome. Well, our Ryan was negative, but Ryan Wilson's came back positive. That makes the road he will have to travel extemely rocky. He will need a bone marrow transplant, and his regimin of chemo will be tougher. Please pray for him, that one of his siblings is a match, that his family be as blessed as we have been to have the love and support around them that we have, that his little body fight this battle the way our Ryan has, triumphantly! To the right is the link to his care page for those who want to follow his journey. Warning----He is probably one of the cutest little boys you will have ever seen!!!

Thank you again to all those who are providing your thoughts, prayers, love, and support. Again we appreciate it more than you know!!!! Love to you all!