Quick Ana Mae Update

You're prayers have helped. Ana Mae is feeling much better.  The results of the tests that were done came back normal except for her low blood counts. The doctor said she could go home later today if the blood transfusion went well but we were not able to find blood in her type.  I drove around most of the morning and went to four blood banks but no one had type A+ or was willing to share it with us. I learned that the private hospitals prioritize the blood for their patients only, so since they didn't have any "extra" and because Ana Mae is in a different hospital (which has no blood bank), we couldn't get it from the private hospitals I went to.  So we brought 3 healthy-looking males with type A+ blood to the hospital this afternoon for screening as potential donors and all three failed the hemoglobin test.  Darn.

So as of now, we just need blood. If we can't find more potential donors in the morning we will see about getting her transferred to a hospital with it's own blood bank so we can access the blood there. After the transfusion she can be discharged. The plan is to see how she does at home for about a week and during that time the doctor will decide how urgent or necessary it is to have her get an MRI in order to see if there has been any metastasis to the spine or brain. More time for us to pray!