Day 14

Myla wasn't her smiling happy self today as her ANC dropped to zero. She slept more than usual, looked red around her swollen and bleary eyes, and just looked miserable, as if she had the flu. Despite the relatively miserable day, the drop in Myla's ANC comes as good news because it indicates that the second round of chemo is working.

We are, however, back to that relatively dangerous time in which Myla's immune system has no ability to fight off infections. She'll be without defense for the next couple of weeks until her ANC rebounds. Since we have been here at Riley during this second round of chemo, things have gone very smoothly, and there is an extent to which that can be expected. Most of the complications don't come when chemo is given, but in the days that follow. In other words, Myla's boat may be sailing from the smooth waters of the chemo carribean to the stormy seas that characterize sailing in the North Atlantic this time of year.

On a dryer note, I went to an Indiana Pacers game tonight with my good friend and former college room mate, Mike Knoerzer. We were given great seats through the Ronald McDonald House, so it was interesting to see an NBA game up close, and even more interesting to meet another family with a child at Riley.