Bloody Nose

Van woke up with very low blood pressure again and he went to blow his nose and the tissue was bloody. I went to show the Doctor and they came back into the room and told him not to blow his nose again or the capillaries will burst and they wouldn’t be able to stop his nose from bleeding. They said he would then have blood going down his throat and be even sicker. His platelet’s dropped to 23 so yep you know what comes next. He received a platelets transfusion along with two more pints of blood.

Regarding the drug Van needs to go home with, they called our mail order prescription place and they will send it within 1 to 2 days. So now we are just waiting for his body to become stable so we can go home and wait for the bone marrow transplant .
I just found out why my face and lips are so dry. They have a special filtrating system in the room and it tends to dry you out. Van started with allergies so they are giving him some nasal sprays.

My Dad and Mom came today from Idaho to take over for Grandma and Grandpa Heder until Saturday. My Dad is staying with Van while I come home to take care of parent/teacher conferences, get Megan her Driver’s License, change classes for next semester for Megan, get a parking pass, meet with my boss at work, etc. We figured out that we can Skype with web-cams, so my Dad has set up one in the hospital room and I’ll set up one at the house so he can talk to the kids. President Lawrence is also working on getting Skype so Van can attend their Presidency Meetings. Van is so EXCITED! He misses doing the Lord’s work.

The doctor said the white blood cells that fight infection are at 6500, Neutrophils, need to stay above 1000. The 6500 cells are leukemic but still fight infection, which is a great sign for now but can change at any time. Please do not visit if you are sick or been around anyone who has been sick in the last 24 hours. It is VERY DANGEROUS for him!

My Dad said Van is feeling very good tonight and even sat in a chair to eat supper. He is now lying in bed watching the BYU basketball game. This is a good sign.

The Young Women and Young Men’s Theme this year is: Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” How did the Lord know that we needed this right now?