The hospital has just phoned, and Catherine's Haemoglobin is now 7.4. Her other counts (neutrophils, platelets, white blood counts) have also gone down since lunchtime!
We will now need to take her to hospital tomorrow morning for another 4 hour blood transfusion. This is so surprising, as she only had one on Tuesday. The nurses think it is very unusual that her counts have gone down so fast. All we can hope is that the chemotherapy is just really effective in Catherine's body. They doubt it is anything more serious than the effects of the chemotherapy, but it IS a big jump.
Please pray for protection for Catherine at this time and that the blood transfusion goes well tomorrow. She isn't going to be impressed about this unscheduled visit to the hospital. Her portable DVD player will be well used by the end of this phase!
This is Catherine's story: Expect Miracles
This is Catherine's blog. Catherine is now six years old and is in remission from leukaemia (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia - ALL). Leukaemia is a rare yet treatable form of cancer that affects the bone marrow and blood. This blog began at the start of her treatment in August 2008. The treatment lasted until October 2010. She went into remission remarkably early and the treatment was focussed on making sure the disease never returned. Over 15000 people have prayed for Catherine during the past three years for which her parents are deeply grateful. So many people love Catherine that it was hard to update everyone, so her parents began this blog to keep everyone updated. Catherine is the daughter of two Salvation Army Officers in the UK. This blog is a place to be updated, to send wishes to the parents and basically for everyone who knows Catherine (or doesn't) to be able to find out more about her progress. Feel free to post comments, concerns and questions. All prayers for Catherine at this time continue to be warmly received by her parents and Catherine's extended family. Catherine is now receiving blood tests and will be monitored regularly until she is ten-year-old when she will be give the official 'all clear'. Her parents especially welcome readers who are experiencing a child dealing with any form of cancer. Their prayer is that this blog will help them in their journeys.
Catherine aged 3
Doing her favourite thing - eating fruit!
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More photos of Catherine when younger...
Having fun
Our family
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