DAY - 115

Yesterday was not a good day. For the past week Jan has continued to have low back pain similar to the compression fractures she had surgically repaired last month. So far, the MRI and CT scans have not displayed any renewed fractures, but the pain persists. We met with the neurologist who performed her back surgery and she ordered a new CT Scan, this time with contrast. We are waiting for the results. In the meantime, Jan continues to be weak on her feet, and still needs aid at times to stand up and move about. Yesterday, while I was at the office working, she fell hitting her head on our brick hearth. She does not recall how it happened, but there was a lot of bleeding. She managed to crawl across the room to a telephone and call me. When I arrived at home and saw the amount of blood loss I immediately called 911. My main concern was internal bleeding. With her low platelet count, any bleeding can become critical in short order. Within ten minutes two Fire Rescue units arrived and we had six paramedics in the house attending to her needs. She was strapped to a flat board, with a cervical collar and taken to Brandon Hospital. She had to remain strapped and secured until after the head and neck CT Scans had been run and reviewed. Fortunately the results were negative. No scull fractures and no internal bleeding. She was released last night and appears to be OK. So, the struggle continues and we just hope for better days soon.