Going Outside

Alyssa had a bad night.  Apparently her iv pumps kept going off for no reason.  Her nurse Meghan was really ready to throw the pumps all out.  Kirk said that she changed pumps, tubes and everything else in between.  Kelsey got her blood taken to see if she is a match to Alyssa.  As soon as she got that done Kirk and her went back to Omaha.  It was a sad moment.  Alyssa just cried when they left.


When the nurse came in today I asked if he could mention to the team of doctors in rounds today if she just go outside for a minute.  He said that they needed to have the cardiologist come in and give  his okay.  The nurse kept coming in and asking if he had come in.  We kept telling him that we have not seen anyone.  The cardiologist finally came and said that other than having leukemia she was pretty healthy.  They just say that she is a puzzlement to them because her heart rate goes really up when she gets up to walk and her resting heart rate is higher than normal.  They did a thyroid test to see if it was functioning correctly.  It came back normal.  They came to the conclusion that her heart just beats rather fast but nothing is wrong with it.  HE GAVE THE OKAY TO GO OUTSIDE.

Nurse Meghan.  This is the cute nurse that gave her the chemo sucks buttons.

Outside the emergency room.  Too bad we can't see her smile.

Walking buddies.

 Dr. Peterson came in and said that she could go outside.  Alyssa about did cartwheels.  Her nutrafills went up to 400 today.  She is still in  the waiting game and had another round of arsenic.  The outside did her good.  The cardiologist just couldn't understand why she wanted to go outside in the cold.  Alyssa I think was going to hit him when he said that to her.  It was pretty funny. 

It is pretty lonely around here without all of the family.  I hope that it is not too long before Kirk and Kelsey come back for good.