Epstein-Barr

Also known as, Mono. We got the diagnosis this evening. Huge relief this afternoon they were beginning to think it could be Kawasaki disease which is very scary, so getting the news of mono was definitely good! Her liver enzymes and white blood count are both lower. They are going to check them again tomorrow and if they are still lowering then no more blood to draw (no iv usage, fresh vein in the arm every time, ouch). Now the only thing we need to fix is her fever. It keeps coming back strong and we need 24 hours without any before we can talk discharge. The above photos are with and without. The bottom is this morning at 8am with a 104.5 and the top is about 4 hours later at 98.5. She is smiling in both, but believe it or not the one on the top was harder to get her to smile. She gets a lot more attitude when she feels good. When the fever is up she basically does whatever you ask. She ran another one this afternoon, but hoping maybe no more!

Owen is doing pretty good. Just a little cold now. He misses having his sister home and gets so excited every time we see her at the hospital. I spent the day and night yesterday and this afternoon. Matt spent the first night, this morning and tonight.

Thanks for all the prayers, but please keep them coming! We all really want her home!