Meeting new friends is good

Last week when Ember got her labs drawn, everything was alright with the exception of her white blood cell count. It was on the low side so they asked for us to come back this week and get them drawn again. So, that is what we did yesterday. We also were asked to visit with a family who was here from Indiana for a transplant evaluation.

Their little boy has BA and needs a transplant as well. It was nice to get to share Ember's story and hopefully help them feel a little better about Transplant. I think that the first thing that I said to them was that Transplant is scary, but in the end it's worth it. Hopefully seeing Ember as healthy as she is now helped them feel better also. I am so glad that we got to meet them. I really want to be able to help others who are going through this as much as possible. I know that Liver Families and The Patterson's helped us get through the toughest time. Hopefully, we can do that for this family.

Also, I got Ember's labs back today and her WBC is still a little low. It is higher than it was last week, but not where it should be. This could be for any number of reasons. Most likely her medicine or she might have a touch of a viral thing going on. Her transplant coordinator said that when she talks with the Dr's to see what they want to do, she would let us know. For now we just need to keep her clean. Which means keep her away from all the sick people out there!

Also, this is kind of sad, but for the second time in a row she didn't cry when they stuck her to draw blood. She just sat there and watched them do it. Sad because she is 9 months old and getting stuck with a needle is old hat to her. However, I am grateful that she allows herself to let it be that easy. I wish I had that when I was little. Heck, I wish I had it now. I'm still not fond of them. She's happy though and I plan to keep her that way!