Third Cycle Complete!

Hello Everyone,

Mom has finished round three! She is happy to be officially free of all wires, wounds care, and tubes. The current chant in our house right now is FREEDOM FREEEEDOM FREEEEEEEDOMMM!! (fist pumps in the air included) So for now we sit and wait for her counts to rise up again. She had a Neulasta shot today to boost white blood cells and a Procrit shot yesterday to boost the red.

Currently, her counts are very low-

WBC: 1.2 k/ul (Normal Range 4.1-10.9)
GRAN#:  0.6 k/ul (Normal Range 2.0-7.8)
HGB: 8.8 g/dl (Normal Range 12.0-18.0)

When counts are back up, we will let everyone know when it is safe to visit. But we do ask that everyone please stay away if you have been exposed to anyone with flu like symptoms or if you yourself feel the symptoms. There is only so much we can do to protect mom and make sure she doesn't get an infection. This is one of the very few things we can do and just prevent it entirely right out of the gates. The Phams are all ready for flu season and have gotten the most up to date version of the flu shots. We encourage anyone who would like to see mom to get the shot of the dead virus 2015 flu shot. The nasal version is the live one and we won't be able to visit if you have that one. But we will be keeping extra precautions during this fast approaching flu season. I know this may seem very neurotic to some of you, but this is the only way I know how to keep my mom safe and free from infections, so we don't get blindsided, or knocked down a couple steps we've been struggling to climb these past few months. So thank you for being patient and understanding. We love and thank all of you so much!

From Mom:
Her spirits are still very bright, and she is focusing on healing. She would like to thank everyone. All the love and prayers fill her with hope, and strength. She loves everyone so much and keeps all of you in her daily prayers and she misses everyone deeply. :-)

BIG HUGS and LOTS OF LOVE-
Kim and Stephanie