By the time I was able to write an update last night, I was just too tired to write. In general, yesterday was a good day with a few exceptions. She started to smile more and even let out a small laugh or two. I attribute that to her white blood cell count climbing to .3. This morning I realized that I need to clarify a small fact. In order for Rafi to leave the room her ANC count (absolute neutrophil count) needs to be .5, not her white blood count. The ANC is a measure of a specific type of white blood cell that is responsible for fighting infection. For all intents and purposes it is the immune system. Once her WBC reaches .5, then they start measuring the ANC.

As luck would have it, on Day +13, Rafi had a WBC of .5 and an ANC of .1.

For now there just isn’t anything else to say. I will update again this evening.