Another restful day

Austin woke up in good spirits this morning and was very talkative. The nurse informed us that he would require another platelet transfusion, which surprised me because he received a blood transfusion and platelet transfusion yesterday afternoon. His haemoglobin went up to an adequate level, but his platelet count still remains dangerously low. This morning Austin was given some routine antibiotics, a dose of Benadryl, and a bag of platelets. It's too bad that they have to give him so much Benadryl all the time, because it makes him sleep for hours on end! This can be a good thing when Austin is ill, nauseous or in pain, but it puts a damper on things when Austin is happy and ready to take on the day. So ....... here my dad and I sit by his bedside for the afternoon while he sleeps. At least he knows we are here when he wakes up (which is usually only when he needs to go to the bathroom or the nurse comes in to do his vitals).