Mina Brigitta's Hospital Blog

Daily entries chronicling Mina Brigitta Mae Olson's battle with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

Thursday, July 28, 2005

Day +90: no word on MRI yet

Mina Brigitta had some trouble with the idea of skipping breakfast this morning, but we got by and she did fine at the clinic. When she saw the MRI machine, she just said "No!" She woke up kind of rough from the sedation, but got over it quickly and had a relatively normal day at home afterwards. No word yet on what the MRI showed. We'd like to think that no news is good news, but they probably just didn't get to it. But I don't think we're really expecting it to show anything. She did have a runny poop this morning with a tinge of green in it, which was enough to make me get a pit in my stomach. But she hasn't pooped since, so maybe she's turned a corner. We should find out tomorrow if her stool culture is growing the c. diff. bacteria.

The other big news around here is that Isaac did the "so big" thing today! And he also claps his hands if you say patty-cake. He's become quite effective at maneuvering himself around without quite crawling, but it's literally a matter of hours until he puts two and two together and figures out he can do better. Keri said he was cracking up laughing at Mina the other day. They'd gone through the car wash, and Mina would imitate it by drawing a circle with her finger and making a kind of a "weeesh" sound. For whatever reason, Isaac would just crack up whenever she did that. She eventually figured out she was making him laugh, and then she was really having fun with it.

3 Comments:

  • At 6:55 AM PDT, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    How cute is that!!!!!!!!!I must plan a quick trip down to San Fran just to get a hug and meet that little Isaac. Would love to share time with Mina in her special home environment also. Keri and Arne, you both are unbelievable parents with unlimited strength. Keep the giggles and silliness alive.
    Love, hugs, and prayers,
    Aunt Bonnie

     
  • At 8:42 AM PDT, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Good morning my family,
    Hang in there. I am sorry that things continue to be a concern for our prescious Mina. We will continue to keep you covered in prayer as we walk this road to recovery with you. We are looking forward to our visit. I've missed talking with you arn, but have loved my short conversations with your daughter. Keep your chin up, as my sister in law always says. (: Big hug and much love to you, ker, Mina and bubba. Anta Teri

     
  • At 8:43 AM PDT, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    P.S
    Those moments between Mina and Isaac are just the right medicine to keep you going (:

     

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