Extended Hospital Stay

3/19- After 5 days in the hospital, Carrie is HOME! Yay! There is nothing better than giving hugs and kisses to this lovely lady on our home turf. She had her port successfully installed, though they had to shave part of her head again, which was upsetting to her. She's still as beautiful as ever. The reunion continues tonight with meals prepared by Vicky Millspaugh and Gina Randall. And I couldn't end this post without again giving props to Kyle and Andi for helping out big-time, getting the kids to and from school and daycare this past week. I have no idea what I'd do without your support.

Free at last! 

3/18- Still in the hospital and still getting better. The girls and I paid a brief visit to Carrie tonight;she looked and sounded great. At the crack of dawn she'll get prepped for a brain port and hopefully come home later in the day! Thank you all for the kind messages of support, it really means a lot. I wish I could hug all of you at once.

3/17- As of Wednesday, Carrie is still in the hospital. She's been there since Saturday night. She has chemical meningitis, which is an irritation of the membrane surrounding the brain and spine, brought on by the chemotherapy that was delivered via spinal tap. She has strong headaches that seem to be lessening. Her condition is improving. We want her home, but we know she is in really good hands at UW.

With a flower Astrid made with Grandma

Since Carrie had such a strong reaction to the chemotherapy, her doctor is going to cut the dose in half next time. She hopes to get a port installed on Thursday. The port will bypass the need for spinal taps every two weeks.

Westy

I visited Carrie last night and brought the girls along (West, above, stayed with Grandi). She misses them so much and wants desperately to be with them and West. They ask about her all the time and were really excited to see her. They were stoked about the gear they got to wear while in her room, and enthralled by the mechanical bed. Carrie and I honestly didn't know hospital beds could go up so high :)

Future doctors

Please keep Carrie in your thoughts and prayers. I'll keep updates coming.

Love Breck