I missed a few days because she had to go back to the hospital. She began running a fever Monday morning and they sent us to the ER. When we got there, the blood tests showed that her white blood cell count was high and her red blood count was really low. They checked us back into the PICU and gave her a transfusion and IV antibiotics. Fortunately they were able to find some of the donor directed blood left over from last week. Now, she has my sister's blood in her - they are forever linked. Even though they ran many tests, they never found a reason for her elevated blood levels and after one night and the full day Tuesday, they discharged us again with instructions to watch her closely and come back if we felt like she needed to. But so far, she has no more fever and is doing very well. We are still trying to get back to a normal schedule (she was up a few extra times during the night), but she is eating much better and I have confidence we are really on the mend now. My mom is still here caring for the other kids, a real Godsend. We have until Saturday to rest and recover before she goes home. Her eyes are both open now, though there is still some swelling and bruising . Her scar is healing nicely and we will go to get staples out next week. I'll post pictures soon - our internet is out and I'm borrowing a neighbor's computer just to update everyone.
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