Today’s platelet count is at 88k, which is still up there and safe to get Hayden through the weekend. We will check again on Monday morning which will bring us to day 7. Platelets tend to last for about 7-9 days in Hayden’s body. A normal person usually has 150-180k and those live twice as long as Hayden’s before they die on their own. Hayden’s antibodies seem to destroy his platelets before that time.

His eczema is not getting better, so I am going to make an appointment with a dermatologist to see what they recommend for his head. This is a symptom of WAS, but must be managed to prevent infection. We just got done with Physical Therapy for his torticollis (holding head to one side) so why not start with another Doctor to keep mom on her toes.

Hayden’s Globullin and blood cell numbers on normal for his blood work so with the dark stools, we are looking into whether his baby food (organic veggies and fruit) may be the culprit. Dr. Delgado isn’t worried about this, so we won’t be either, we will just monitor it.

Happy Easter!
kb

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