Another update...

Hi everyone,

Sorry it's been awhile since I was last on -- been a bit hectic and my internet still isn't working right.

I'm sorry to say that I have some not so great news. Many of you may already know that Mom and Sally are out in Las Vegas right now and that Chad, Nikki, JT and I are heading out there tomorrow for the weekend. Today Mom was admitted to a hospital there due to increased weakness and some confusion that Sally was concerned about. She called Dr. Baweja who told Sally to take Mom to the hospital to get checked out. Turns out she is slightly dehydrated and her hemoglobin count had decreased - for those of you who know what it means, it went from 9.2 on June 11 to 8.7 today. Her appetite has also decreased lately which could also be contributing to the problem.

They are giving her 2 units of blood - she had a transfusion back in April that seemed to help quite a bit. They are also giving her IV fluids, taking a chest x-ray to see if she has pneumonia, starting antibiotics in case she does have pneumonia, and starting on a medication to stimulate her appetite. As of right now, that's all I know. As I said, the four of us are flying out there tomorrow and will be going from the airport to the hospital unless she has been released. Sally said she is expecting they will keep her at least overnight. I will do my best to keep the blog more updated in the future -- especially this weekend as we find out more about what's going on right now.

Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers -- they are much appreciated and mean so much to us.

Abby