Andrew in the hospital

We have had a busy week, here is a summary of everything.  Wednesday Andrew was admitted to the hospital.  We were first alarmed because he had a fever of over 101, and when we got to the doctor’s office they found that his blood counts were alarmingly low.  So our number one concern was getting his white cells/platelet counts up.  However, Andrew has not been eating either, and has begun to throw up everyday so we needed to give him more than just saline through an IV.  He was released on Friday afternoon after his counts had increased from the medicine administered the previous days.  I am now giving him IV nutrients over a 10 hour period every night to ensure he is getting enough calories.  One of the IV treatments is like saline but with added nutrients, the other is fats and smells like baby formula – gross!!!  We will be going back to the doctor on Monday to see if this will need to continue or if we will go another path to get him the nutrients he needs to heal.  He is still having low grade fevers but nothing too scary, and we are hoping they will discontinue soon.  Andrew wanted to say “hi” for this update to everyone.  Thank you for your support and prayers!

Andrew with his Grandma and Grandpa Vanderploeg

Mario Kart

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