PICU Update

I apologize, I posted an update on Facebook and moved on to diaper changing duty. We are still in the PICU and Madeleine's vitals are stable. As of now the doctors are confirming a bacterial sepsis, it's a bacterial infection in her bloodstream which is consistent with her chemotherapy treatment, i.e. they expect it. This is a good thing because they've seen it plenty of times that there's a proven recipe how to treat it. A few other tests are pending and will likely be resolved by Monday I imagine. We're hoping her counts will begin to come up during this next week that will help her fight it off and feel better in general. Madeleine's symptoms include a distended belly, which is very uncomfortable for her. basically her belly looks a bit like a watermelon. Late tonight she was given a medication to help her pee to see if that helps to alleviate some of the discomfort and pressure. Her diaper area continues to be of concern and we're trying diligently to keep her as dry as possible. The good news is, she's resting now; bad news is, Mom and Dad are still very awake at 2am. It's hard to rest when your little one is so uncomfortable and we need to be on our toes, even with a nurse dedicated to only her and one other patient. Thanks to everyone for your prayers, please keep her in them as long as it takes to clear out the infection, our main priority. She has some other issues also pending that are not critical to her overall health but still important to her therapy that also still need to be worked out over the next 1-2 weeks. I'm going to try to get some sleep now and try to talk Daddy into doing the same thing. thank you for your prayers...