After 6 nights in the hospital, we were finally cleared to come home! Since Freddie developed a neutropenic fever on Sunday, 7/6, we had to remain inpatient until 1) no infectious source was found OR he completed the treatment course for whatever source was identified, 2) he improved clinically, and 3) his counts [namely neutrophil]…

6.19.25I should have known the news wasn’t good when the ER resident entered our bay and took a knee. I had just finished changing Fred’s diaper and nervously began making small talk about how he had a blowout in his car seat on the way here. We had come to Oishei Children’s Hospital a few…