Back to the hospital with a bit of a fever

Dear friends,

A quick update to let you know that Harry went back into the hospital overnight with a bit of a fever. As I write, he's fine: his temperature has gone back down to 37 degrees and he's getting a blood transfusion, platelets, and antibiotics. He was already on schedule to be at clinic today, and Cynthia had predicted yesterday that he would probably need a transfusion, given the toll the last chemo round had taken on his over-all energy.

They'll probably keep Harry in overnight for monitoring. Given that he's already regained stability, though, he'll almost certainly be able to come home again tomorrow (Wednesday).

The idea of a midnight run to emergency is always at least a little disconcerting, but, as Henry said when he phoned, it's almost an expected occurrence at some point in the days after chemo.

We'll post an update later today with pictures from yesterday so that you can see just how sturdy and cheery the little guy continues to be. Thank you all for your continued thoughts and prayers and for your ongoing care ...