Lots has Happened....

Jim here,

Ok, I know it's been a long time since the last post, but we've been busy. Chris, Andrea and Elliot came home Sunday a week ago, and we spent the next ten days shuttling between the condo, Andrea and Chris' place and various grocery and department stores getting supplies. So we got to see Elliot every day, and the pictures sum up how the days went. Elliot started looking around at things by his second week, and both he and Andrea started to get the hang of the breast feeding thing. So while it was hard to leave on Wednesday, it helped to know everybody was doing well.

Wednesday and Thursday were hard for Linda, so it wasn't a surprise that her blood test Thursday indicated a need for another blood transfusion. Between that and the Torisel treatment, it looked like Friday would be a long day. As it turned out we had no idea how long. Just as they began the saline prep, Linda lost all feeling and strength on her right side (arm and leg). The doctor immediately sent us to the emergency room for "stroke like symptoms" (on the other side of Bethesda North) and ordered a CT scan of Linda's brain. Even before we got to the emergency room, Linda's symptoms started to subside. Eventually she got the CT scan, and fortunately there was no evidence of a tumor or bleeding. The doctor said she likely had a TIA, or Transient Ischemic Attack (a mini stroke), but he couldn't rule out severe anemia or any one of the other blood imbalances Linda has been experiencing. She eventually did get the blood transfusion, but we left the emergency room at 6pm without the Torisel treatment. Linda has been resting comfortably tonight, and if she feels well enough on Monday, we'll go back for Torisel then. In the meantime we intend to have a very laid back weekend, sorting through all the pictures and video of Elliot...

Later,

Jim