Not How The Week Was Supposed to End

The first couple of days home were a little rough, but Hutton was showing some improvements. She wasn’t complaining about her leg hurting and was drinking more water and eating more. On Thursday, she complained of some back pain, but we figured that was due to her lying in bed more than normal. Otherwise, she was eating, drinking, watching shows, and laughing. 

That all changed Friday morning. She was complaining that her back hurting more, as well as stomach cramps. Later in the afternoon, she complained to Steph that she was cold. When Steph checked on her she noticed she was warm, so she checked her temperature. Hutton had developed a fever. At about 9 pm her temperature had reached 101°. We had to call the on-call Oncologist, grab some bags with essentials, and head back up to UCLA Medical. When we arrived they admitted her to the ER, accessed her port to take blood to test, took a chest X-ray, and began giving her antibiotics and fluids. 

She was admitted around 0223 and she will be given antibiotics for 48 hours as well. Her hemoglobin showed it was dangerously low, which could be a major source of her lethargy. She will also need a blood transfusion to raise those levels and some other treatments to try and get her levels back to normal. Hopefully, the antibiotics will kill whatever has given her the fever and she can go back home. 

Hutton continues to amaze us with her strength and resiliency. She is definitely a fighter and an inspiration to stay strong.

#huttonstrong💛 #prayforhutton💛 #fuckcancer