The Johnson Blog

We’re staring at the last few drops of the IVIG dripping one by one. Just a few more minutes….
Let me take this time to describe the wonderful view outside this room. It’s dark, dreary and rainy. Scanning from left to right, 9 floors up, we have: the hospital parking garage, the red [...]

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The platelet infusion is done.  Now it’s on to the 3 hours of IVIG.

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This morning, Ana had a scheduled blood test (due to our last hospital stay) that came back quite unfavorably with her platelet counts at 7,000.  So they had her come into the hospital to get another platelet transfusion as well as a dosage of IVIG.
This is the outpatient floor of the hostpital so they are [...]

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We actually got home last night, around 7pm.  Friday morning, Ana was told her platelet count was up to 14,000 (still abysmal) and that she’d be staying another day.   After some begging the doctor said she could get another test in the afternoon and if that looked good, that decision would be reconsidered.
They came around [...]

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It took all weekend, but it was well worth the effort. I started Friday evening with priming, followed by painting on Saturday, and chair rail creation/installation Saturday night and Sunday. It was a lot of effort, but we love how it turned out!

Pardon the crap on the floor More photos can [...]

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Within the past two weeks, Ana has really started to actually look pregnant.  It’s much more exciting than her just being tired with nothing to show for it, so to speak
Also, she called me this morning at work and told me she felt the first kick.  Two actually, the first caused her to [...]

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This weekend I’ll be heading out into the local “wilderness” for some camping.  For the event I’ll be getting out my telescope, something that hasn’t happened much in the last year (once actually) so I’m really looking forward to it.
Just last weekend I got the scope out and stayed up late and remembered how much [...]

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Here’s a way to find out….
Today Ana and I announced to our families that we are expecting our first child, God willing, this December.  We’re very excited, to say the least!

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