Fever

Fevers are no simple matter when it comes to a bone marrow transplant. If a child has a fever, it is taken very, very seriously, because their bodies are extremely fragile. Charlotte was home for 24 hours and got a fever, and so we took her to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ER. They drew her blood work, and her white blood cell count is 0.7 which is very, very low. A normal range is between 6-8. They have started her on antibiotics and are admitting us to the bone marrow transplant unit until they draw blood cultures and determine whether or not she has an infection.