Tuesday, December 30, 2008

12/30/08

[From original email]

Just an update...

We spent a few hours with the specialist today and he said KD didn't need to check in to the hospital today if he didn't want to. Still no answer what the problem is though.

His white blood cell count is critically low and we may have to check him through the emergency room if he gets bad (worse). But for now he's staying here with me. We go back tomorrow, where he has a bone marrow biopsy. Short but painful procedure. That test may or may not help them figure out what this is. 

Anyhow, we're doing this day to day. If anything happens or we get some real info, I'll let you know.

Monday, December 29, 2008

12/29/08

[From original email]

Hi all... sorry for the mass email. I hate this kind of thing. But I don't have the time to type a lot.

I just wanted to update you all on KD's situation since it's getting weird. He had another blood test today and his doctor wanted to immediately check him into the hospital. They decided since it was late in the day, that they may as well wait until Tuesday morning. So KD is here with me tonight, and I am going to a specialist with him tomorrow morning (Tuesday) where they will probably want to admit him to the hospital right after that.

They still don't know what's wrong with him and have tested for everything from Hepatitis to Typhoid. It's enough of a mystery that the Alachua County Health Department has had to open a file on him to track the issue. I don't want to make this into a bigger drama than it really is though, so don't get too worried. The real problem is they don't know what's wrong with him. As soon as they can identify it, we'll all feel a lot better (I hope). Maybe then they'll be able to treat whatever it is.

I'll keep you all up to date once I hear anything real. Again, sorry for the mass email, but I thought you all should know what's going on.