Counts still dropping

Mina Brigitta's blood counts are still dropping, so they went ahead and transfused her for both red blood and platelets today. We had hoped maybe her counts were starting to improve, but it was probably a bit soon. Maybe we'll see some signs over the weekend, but more likely it'll be next week. She had a noticeable improvement in her energy level after receiving the red blood; maybe low blood counts has been the cause of her general crankiness this week. Of course, the new energy could have been due to the 4 1/2 hour nap she took this afternoon. They give her Benedryl to prevent an allergic reaction to the transfusion, which sometimes puts her to sleep (and other times makes her totally wired). After waking up from her nap at 5:30, I couldn't get her to sleep until 11:30. She was in a fine mood, just not sleepy.

Keri' s stepmother Toni ("Tutu") and her husband Richard arrived in town today. They'll be here until Sunday. Teri and Brent and the kids will arrive at some point tomorrow. I told Mina Brigitta tonight that Anta was coming and her whole face lit up. She kept saying "Anta! Anta!"