Kathy being unloaded from her airplane ride!
A lot, and it all happened very fast. Brian and I found out she was in the hospital on Friday, 4/6. At the time, we thought she had an infection in one of her vertebrae. She assured us that it was completely treatable and as soon as they figured out what type of infection and started her on antibiotics she would be fine. On Saturday evening, 4/7, they were still waiting for the infection to grow in the petri dish - this can take up to 24-48 hours so not abnormal that nothing had grown yet. On Sunday morning, 4/8 (Easter), we headed down to Medford to see her. She called us on our way down, at about 10:15, asking how far out we were (only 45 minutes). She said she just found out that they were transferring her to OHSU. I knew this wasn't a good sign, and she definitely didn't sound good. She ended with: "I'll talk to you guys when you get here." Brian and I hypothesized the remainder of the trip, and our fears were realized when we arrived...she has Leukemia. They were going to transport her to OHSU by ambulance, but none were available so she was transported by air. Brian went with her since Rodger needed to get things settled at home before heading up. They arrived in Hillsboro around 3:00 and then made their way to OHSU. Within minutes of arriving there, the doctor was in her room going over the plan of attack. Now, that's our kind of doctor! Brian was able to stay the night with her so she wasn't alone her first night up there. I am glad we were able to do that for her.
