Not so great day for Abby

Today has been a tough day for Abby. She has been having a lot of spells today (specifically a major drop in her heart rate). To get her heart rate back up she has to be stimulated in some way. The nurses, or Kelly & Ryan can do this by rubbing her chest or flicking her feet. Abby had a blood transfusion today and she "blew" a vein. They were finally able to tap a vein on the fourth try. She also had a 10cc brain fluid drain, and an enema. On the 21st Abby had some type of culture that has now developed a rare staph infection. Abby has not shown any signs of infection, and everyone is hoping it is just a contaminated sample. Ryan & Kelly will know within the next 24-48 hours whether or not Abby does indeed have an infection.

Kelly said that Abby has been very restless and not sleeping. It breaks Kelly and Ryan's heart because Abby has been crying a lot today, and they are rarely able to hold Abby and comfort her. Kelly did get to hold Abby for 90 minutes today and during this time Abby had no spells and sucked her tiny thumb.