We woke a little late this morning which was great for us, but bad for Brenn. She was really hungry. Once we got her fed, it was already time to go to the hospital for school. Christine and I dropped off Brenn, and went down to MEC for some time together. It was quite nice to have a little time to spend just Christine and I. It was a cold windy and drizzly kind of day today, so we went for a really short walk trying to find a tea ball. Once we found everything we were looking for, it was time to go back to the hospital and pick up Brenn. Brenn was low in energy today, and wasn't really eating anything. We thought that it was a little strange, but she wasn't complaining so Brenn and I sat down to watch Bambi together.

Christine made Brenn some scrambled eggs and some juice during the movie, and it was when she was drinking the juice that she started complaining about a sore thought. We noticed a couple days ago, before going to clinic that Brenn was developing some sores in and around her mouth. We had a doctor look at them when we were at clinic on Tuesday, but we all agreed that the sores were probably a result of her eating so many chips and salty things. Today, I got her to open her mouth and stick out her tongue so that I could see into the back of her throught, and I saw a couple more sores back there. Some of her medication can cause sores that go from her mouth all the way through her digestive tract to her rectum, so we were immediately concerned. We called the clinic right away, and they asked us to come in as soon as possible, so off we went back to the hospital. When we arrived, Brenn was taken into a room right away for vitals, and then we were seen by two of her doctors. They both agreed the she had developed thrush, which is a bacterial infection like a yeast infection. With her low immunity, this is a quite common problem. Also, she is non-contagious, which is a blessing, otherwise we would have had to find another place to stay until such time and she was better. So once we found out what the problem was, it was back to the pharmacy for another large bag of meds. It is amazing the array of medications that Brenn is on now. We bought a back pack today while we were at MEC, and now that she got her new medications, we realize that we should have bought a bigger bag to lug all of that stuff around with.

Oh well, for our first real scare since Brenn was diagnosed and we found out all of the problems associated with not only ALL, but with the medications that are supposed to make her better, it turned out to be okay. The thrush should be feeling better within a couple days, and until then, we have some other medications to make it feel better right now. It really seems like they have medication to fix anything. After all the excitement of the day today, Brenn was really exhausted, and came home, had a bit of dinner, a shower, and went to bed. After I read her 4 books, she hasn't made a sound. So on that note, I am going to go join her in getting some shut eye.

Scott