Are we there yet? YES!

So, a platelet level of 10,000 was the magic number to get Kathy moved out of ICU and back to the 14th floor. This morning, she went from 5,000 to 9,000...an amazing jump! Brian just spoke with her less than an hour ago and her levels are now to 13,000!! The doctors will be meeting soon and hopefully she will move out of ICU tomorrow. :)

If you are interested in sending her a birthday card (May 3rd), this is the address:

     Kathy Parrott, c/o OHSU 14KPV 
     3181 SW Sam Jackson Park RD
     Portland, OR 97239

Setback

Please send lots of positive thoughts towards Kathy. She has had a somewhat substantial setback. 

She has bleeding in her brain that they are having trouble stopping due to her antibodies rejecting the platelet transfusions that they are giving her. They are currently searching the Red Cross database for platelet donors that would be an exact donor for Kathy (to avoid the antibody rejection issue).

She has been moved to ICU and the next 24 hours are pretty critical. She is in stable condition right now, she is coherent but also has a lot going on so please keep this in mind if planning to call or visit. The chances of things getting worse with the bleeding are slim (5%) but if they do get worse it could kill her. 

Brian is making phone calls to try to reach family members right now. Please know that we are doing our best to get the word out quickly.