Just want to catch up everyone who's following the blog. Tillie's hospital stay from the ear infection lasted 7 days. Those last couple of days you knew she was getting better as she was not content to sit still! :) When she went to her next appointment the following Monday, there was concern her port was getting infected. Her white count and Absolute Neutraphil Count (ANC) was virtually nothing. The decision was made to de-access her port, switch her to oral antibiotics and then install a catheter in her side to give her a growth hormone to artifically increase her white count and ANC. She went in the next day for another shot and her counts have come up to acceptable, fighting levels! The next week started her final phase before maintenance. This phase involves a 3-4 day hospital stay every other week through the week of June 13th. Maintenance will be a once a month treatment! We can't wait. During these hospital stays, she receives a 24 hour drip of a high dose chemo. That's followed by a "rescue" drug..Folate. Then when her system has cleared the chemo, she's able to be released.
Here are some pictures from Easter Sunday!
Finding the eggs..
Eureka!
Ravis...Bunny Boy!
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Hi Caroline thanks for the message on my blog- I couldnt find your email adress so I hope you dont mind me posting my reply here. How old is your machine? I know theolder ones had a problem with the take up lever which was causing thread problems but there is now a little black plastic part which can be retro fitted if you dont have it, I dont have a problem with needles but Someoene has told me to use Inspira needles as Pfaffs are timed for this brand. I fmq with a supreme slider as this for me improves my results quite a lot and use the genie magic bobbin washers in my bobbin. I make sure the thread spool is horizonal as there isnt as puch pull on the thread in this position. I have had success with coats cotton ,aurifil (use heavier weight if thread breakage is a problem) Aslo you could rtry cleaning the take up lever fold some pepaer money of peiec of paper and sort of floss between the plates incase there isa blockage there. Hope this is of some help but if you ever want to talk machines my email address is danaandleeAThotmailDOTcoDOTuk. Dana x
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