Home of the Holmgrens

Labs:
hgb: 9.4
hct:27
phs:42
wbc: 1.2
anc: 0.1

I traded Cannon yesterday at the hospital. Things have gotten really scary with the Covid-19 or Coronavirus that we are just isolating our whole family. My mom is willing to tend, and I feel bad not using her because she loves to do it and the kids love her, but we thought it would be best to stick to just our family while the virus is going crazy. So I took the kids with me to Salt Lake, parked in the loading and unloading zone and then Cannon came down and I went up.

Max was sad to see Cannon go, but he is starting to warm up to me. His throat is really mucusy so his breathing is gargled and he coughs frequently. He also sucks out the spit from his mouth often because he doesn't want to swallow it. He doesn't talk very much, but will point to things and say something if he needs to. He isn't eating, but they have him hooked up to feeds through his feeding tube which is nice he is still getting nutrition and can take meds without having to swallow anything. They also started him on some IV fluids because he wasn't peeing very often and when he did it was really dark and cloudy.  Since they started IV fluids he is doing much better. He is still sleeping and it is 9:49am. That's ok though, he can get as much sleep as he'd like.

Cannon is home from work taking care of June and Felix since we are trying to stay away from the virus. I hope Tyson isn't too mad about Cannon not coming in, but this virus is spreading like wildfire and can be dangerous for Max. I tried ordering diapers for Felix because we were almost out and Amazon eventually cancelled the order. I tried Sams Club but they never fulfilled the order. It is just sitting there. Then I ordered again from Amazon and they are shipping it to our old address in Fielding. I text the lady that lives there to see if I could pick it up when it gets dropped off, but she hasn't answered yet. It's crazy just trying to get normal every day things that a few weeks ago you wouldn't have to think twice about. It's crazy to go through all this while also dealing with a kid with cancer.

Sometimes I get overwhelmed by it, but Cannon sent me.some great scriptures to help inspire me. It was Alma 58:1-12 or 13. He had me watch for how they were despairing, but then how the Lord strengthened them and gave them peace and faith. It was just what I needed to read to help get me out of my funk. We are hoping that Max can heal and go home in the next few days. I sure hope these next two rounds are a lot lighter and won't have such severe side effects.