Wednesday, 3/6/19

Hello, all! I hope this Wednesday evening finds you guys doing well. The Watson’s are snuggled up in the house where it is nice & warm. In fact, Morgan is bundled up getting ready to call it a day. Although it wasn’t near as long as we were expecting it to be, she is worn out.

Actually, she has been this way for the past several days. Since Saturday afternoon , Morgan has been nauseated, fatigued & with a headache off/on. Although these symptoms were a bit better today. her gums were bleeding periodically throughout the day. While at her clinic visit, we learned the reason why.

Once her labs were drawn, we were notified that Morgan had a low platelet count. Thankfully, she was able to receive a unit of platelets while we were there, which should resolve the issue. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that it does.

With that, we also received the results of her bone marrow biopsy. Although the Philadelphia (+) chromosome was still present, her oncologist notified us that the there was improvement noted in the pathology since her last biopsy. This was good news for the 2 of us. After all, progress is progress, right?

Unfortunately, due to her low platelet count, she was unable to start her 2nd month of IV chemo , this round. Per her oncologist, her platelet count needs to be at least 50,000 before restarting IV chemotherapy. Her’s was 10,000 today. To put things into perspective, a normal platelet count is 150,000-400,000 or so. Needless to say, chemo was delayed another week. We’re praying that she’s able to get back on track next week. We shall see.

Well guys, I think that about does it for today. Thank you for being here, and thank you for continuing to support Morgan & our family on this journey. We appreciate it more than you know.

Until our next blog post, we’ll plan on seeing you guys on Facebook at https://m.facebook.com/Team-Morgan-1965696367072741/. Get a good nights rest, and have an awesome Thursday! Take care!

Warmest regards,

Salina Watson