Stevan's appetite is still down. He forced down some chicken noodle soup last night and ate a few bites of eggs and pancakes this morning. Soon after he started getting sick to his stomach again. His nurse for today, Grace, gave him some more anti-nausea that she says shouldn't knock him out. But he's now sleeping again with out loosing his breakfast, so he's doing good.
Here are his counts for today. As you can see his white cells are almost as low as they can go.
White Cells .2
Red Cells 3.45Platelets 112
They are speculating that they may need to give him platelets this evening. With his counts being so low, they think he will begin to run a fever and that tends to eat up his platelets. What will a low platelet count mean? Well that could cause bleeding. The platelets allow the blood to clot to keep from bleeding to death.
Now what can you do to help? There is always a need for blood at hospitals and at the local blood bank. With this being a holiday weekend, there is even a bigger need, due to higher rate of accidents. I'm asking everyone who can, to find a place to donate blood in the next couple of weeks. If you donate with the Oklahoma Blood Institute you can request to donate in the name of Stevan Ray Womack, which will give him a credit to his account. You may need his birth date is 5-9-71. This will replenish what he uses from the blood bank.
They ask that you don't request for your blood to be sent to him. For those of you in Texas, Arkansas or other states, I'm not sure if you can donate in his name but you can try. Just tell them his name and that he's at OU Medical Presbyterian Tower. If not you are at least helping someone who will need it.
Since Stevan is sleeping, I'm headed out this afternoon to spend some time with a friend this afternoon out of the hospital. Thank you for the continued prayers. I know they are working because Stevan could be going through a lot worse than what he is.
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