Jen's Status - August 8th

Jen had a not so good night. They tried to reduce the amount of oxygen she was getting through the ventilator, but could not. Her stomach and GI tract don't appear to be absorbing any medicine given orally. The hospital staff have been unable to break her fever, and she is literally packed all around with bags of ice to make her comfortable. Her heart rate and blood pressure continue to climb due to the infection, making me fear that her heart won't be able to withstand much more. And her white blood count has doubled over the last day, meaning today will be the last day she has a "normal" number of cells, even though we know they're pretty much all bad. I understand people are making travel arrangements, but to be honest, I'm not sure how much more her body can take. I will try to post another update after the doctors make their rounds.

Jeremy