Happy Thanksgiving

We have had a wonderful couple of weeks. Maggie has been doing great. She had her monthly clinic visit last week and her counts continue to be great. Dr. French lowered the threshold on her IGG levels (from 700 to 500) and for that reason, we did not have to have an infusion (this helps with immune functioning). They had only good things to say and for that we are thankful.

We also went for a pulmonary visit as well. Her doctor again had great things to say. They will continue with the plan to do a scope, CT scan, and take out her port all at the same time sometime in the spring. We asked about isolation, as we have stayed pretty isolated since coming home from the hospital in May and especially with the holidays coming up. The doctor felt it was still important to do so, saying the longer Maggie can go without a cold, the better she will be at fighting it. For that reason, we will be celebrating Thanksgiving as a family of four rather than with our extended family. This will be a first for us as we've always spent the holidays with our parents, siblings and extended family. Andy is quite excited to make our turkey and fixings, so we'll see how things turn out. While I am sad not to spend the holiday with our family, I have been reminded of how much we have to be thankful for, given that 9 months ago we weren't sure if we'd have Maggie to celebrate with. And now we have another little one, another wonderful blessing.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!