Fevers, the Finale

I write to you from the couch in our home--Maggie's fevers appear to be done, and she was discharged around 4:30 this afternoon. We are thrilled, relieved, and very excited to be away from the hospital--despite the good care that Maggie gets there.

Maggie seemed to enjoy the newness of today as well. Since her fever has been gone since sometime early yesterday, she was allowed to ride her car around the hallways of the hospital. We did that for quite a long time today. When we ask her, "do you want to ride in your car?" Her legs kick, hands clap, eyes get big...it is quite cute. She also perked up when we got to our driveway, Whitney asked: "do you want to see doggies?" She loves the neighbor's dogs, Max and Molson. "Da, Da, Da." Again, her feet kick and swing.

Maggie's mouth (on the inside) looked pretty clear of mouth sores today--her lips are another story. They have a stripe of yellow gunky sores, a couple deep cracks that are bleeding, and drool running out the corners of her mouth. So she's not 100% happy. She's worn a bib the last 24 hours or so to try to keep the dressing under her shirt dry. Her appetite continues to be affected by the condition of her mouth, too.

We'll rest and enjoy our time at home, but not for long. Thursday we're scheduled to continue chemo, and we'll stick with that schedule as long as her platelet count is high enough. So we'll be here for a day and a half, then we'll knock out another week on our treatment calander. Though we'd love to be home longer, we both agree that we want to get through this phase of treatment as quickly as we can.

Thanks to everyone for their support, prayers, and for following along. It helps us knowing that you care for us. And Maggie will be glad to see you down the road, too.