Good Morning.  I am finally rested after a long day yesterday.  Boy that hospital is huge!  So many people bustling around in every direction.  All I can relate it to is Boston airport. 

Bonnie is on the 20th floor.  That elevator ride was quite a ride I tell you.  Most of you know I am very afraid of heights!  Yikes!  Her view is quite impressive from her room.  We were able to see duck boats, sailboats, airplanes, helicopters, skyscrapers, a park, the citgo sign and so much more.  This is just a small glimpse of what we could see from her room. 

I was able to speak with so many doctors and give them all the info I could on Bonnie.  Since I have walked with her everyday I have watched her health slowly decline.  Lots of pieces to this puzzle that the doctors are trying to piece together.  They still don't have any answers for us.  Could it be an infection?  Full body inflammation? An underlying condition? Side effects from the trial?  Something else?  Some say infection could still be possible despite the fact that they cannot find it.  She is still being treated with antibiotics because her symptoms were so severe and she presented as if she had a very very bad infection.  Some doctors say she has a small amount of pneumonia some say she doesn't.

Most tests have come back pretty normal.  Her abdominal ultrasound showed a slight increase in size of her heart.  Blood work showed only a slight increase in inflammation but it is a very sensitive test.  We haven't gotten the results of the EKG yet. 

So basically Bonnie is making them work pretty hard to figure out what the heck is going on.  One doctor told me they have seen this before with this trial that she is on.  She must have at least 5 specialists working with her. 

When I was there yesterday she seemed to get a little stronger as the day went on.  Her blood sugar was pretty low but she hasn't eaten much.  We were able to get a little ginger ale into her and half of a grape popsicle.  She seemed to perk up a little after that. 

Towards the end of the day she was itching to get out for a walk.  We did a loop around the floor.  It was good to see her looking a little bit stronger.  She was even joking around which made us pretty happy!

Becky caught this cute picture of us doing our walk.

Bonnie is a tough one!  She will get better soon.  

xo

Christa