Friday news---

Carol came and did labs at home this morning-- The clinic called around lunch and said he needed platelets and blood-- so we needed to head over to the NEW hospital-- We did not have to go to clinic because this is a long process and they would close before we were done-- So, we packed up and went over to LCH--- It is so nice inside!!! The room we are in is great and just when I said we were just here for the afternoon-- they did his vitals-- and he is 100.3 for his temp! So, we are waiting to see what happens before we start all the blood products! Hopefully it goes down and not up and we can get started-- but he is nutrapenic and he always has a 50-60% chance of getting a fever-- I do know that all too well!! We are hanging out watching videos and just waiting for the orders!! AHH! Another flexible day in the Christenbury Household-- Hopefully my next update will be that we are home for the weekend... decorating for Christmas, shopping, going to basketball & lessons and carols-- :)

Update as of 8pm-- I am home with H&G--- Jeff is at LCH with Grier waiting on the transfusion to finish-- It should be done at 10:15-- and then they will come home-- UNLESS something happens between now and then-- The fever he had this afternoon went away on its own-- so I hope it does not come back-! Because if it does we will be in for a long stay because he is nutrapenic! The room we are in is great-- Grier is telling everyone how nice it is-- We are in one of the rooms with the lights outside the windows-- and we played "I spy" from the 11th (oncology) floor looking outside! The nasty chair-bed is a distant memory-- they have these "futon" like chairs-- that transform into a bed-- Today Grier was on the futon all day-- I think he thought if he got in the hospital bed that it meant he was staying! The lobby is really pretty-- lots of crystals hanging from the ceiling-- And the art work all around is wonderful-- all made by kids in the community!