Day +9

Another day is mostly over.  The lab numbers remain unchanged.  Platelets and red blood cells have been added via transfusion.  Most of the day Zevi has been sleeping, in part due to Benadryl.  No loss here - Zevi continues to miss exactly nothing exciting in his life.

Diarrhea is much better, but the skin in the related area is not much different - can't heal without white blood cells.  As for now, we continue to apply cream liberally in order to fight a rear guard action, as it where.  Nausea has not been too bad due to proactive spitting - the mucus from the gut does have to go somewhere.

At present Zevi is bathed and has taken the night time oral medicine.  One more round of washing the mouth remains.  Zevi is rather awake now and watching "Fixiki" - which is no small mercy, as I was starting to go measurably mad from multiple hours of the same cartoons of "Peppa the Pig" (in Russian) over and over and over.  Hopefully, we will be done with the final battle and going to bed in not too distant future.

In the mean time Grandma Lina has arrived from Boston.  While she is not yet allowed to visit Zev, she does get to spend time with Benjamin.

Benjamin enjoying a waterfront stroll with Boston grandparents. 8/23/14