We were only suppose to stay 2 days, but doctors can not determine if the pneumonia is viral or bacterial. They did a CT of his chest yesterday afternoon and determined it is NOT fungal which can be deadly after the BMT. They did see a coating on the brochial tubes attached to the small tubing of the lungs. The plan is to watch and see if the two antibiotics that he is on will do the job or if we have to do a brochial-biopsy to remove a sample of the growth on his lungs to do a biopsy. I have heard that this biopsy is painful because they put a tube down your throat to access the area. He would be sedaded again.

He is in good spirits, playing, riding on his firetruck around the room and listening to his songs that sing his name-an early Christmas present. Shhh cause Abby gets one too with her name sung. www.poopsies.com
Hayden is coughing some, and still remains congested but it doesn’t seem to bother his sleep and activity or eating.

Today Rick comes to relieve me for the night. We both have lots to do at work, so it is hard trying to decide who has to stay with Hayden and who can go to work. By Tuesday, hopefully, we should be ready to go home with whatever medicines he needs to be on.

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