Charmaine is still doing very well...her white blood count has risen to 4800!! If everything stays the same she is coming home tomorrow afternoon! We are all so excited. She is still not able to have visitors, as her home will be like her new hospital room. She is so very limited as to where she can go and the food she can eat. Her doctor is worried about her catching an illness so her exposure must be limited. She described it as her cells are like a new born baby and germs can be dangerous.
Pray that her body will continue to thrive with the new cells and not have any more signs of rejection!
Here is a picture of two special people Charmaine has met and gotten to know while at Emory. One of them had her transplant 5 days ago, and the other gets hers tomorrow! Their names are Ann and Camille. Charmaine would love for you to remember them in your prayers as well. They both have become very dear to her.
Stefanie
Dear Charmaine, Congrats on your WBCs!! We are so happy that you get to go home. There's no place like home. Take a bit of advice from us; don't stop taking your pain meds too soon. We had a horrible weekend after thinking we could stop the dilaudid. We are back on it and doing great now. Give yourself lots of time to adjust. We will be praying for a smooth transition. God Bless, Erin and family
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