Waiting in ICU

Kamryn woke up last night sporting an aweful fever... poor girl. Looking at the bright side (per her), she got to miss another day of school. My mom and dad were able to take care of her for the day while I brought Mr. Owen to the hospital. Thankfully, Kamryn doesn't have any other symptoms... just a nasty virus. The cure... lots of yummy ginger ale, gatorade and SLEEP!

Meanwhile... I got Owen to the hospital at noon and they didn't have a room for him in ICU yet. Instead of keeping him in the germy admitting area, they brought us back to the ICU holding room where they do dialysis and such. We hung out with our own nurse and Owen showed off as usual. All his nurses, cardiologists, and PCT's were walking by and they'd stop to chat. Some brought him back toys from the child life room and he just ate the cardboard wrappers. We passed the time and three hours later... our room was ready.
Owen's IV went in without a hitch... a little tear was shed, but ONLY one. Before they give him the rituximab he got a dose of benadryl and tylenol (just in case). This is what he did five minutes later....

... and ever since. He is sleeping so peacefully. The nurse is hovering as she watches for reactions (itching, rashes, low blood pressure)... he'll get the IV drip over six hours. Dr. Stock dropped in to say hi and to ask if we wanted to go home tonight?? Um... YEAH! As long as Mr. Owen behaves himself and finishes the treatment without any issues... we can go home tonight. It might be midnight or later... but we get to sleep in our own beds and wake up at home on Owen's birthday!! We're praying for no reactions and that he doesn't catch sissy's nasty virus... or else they'll keep him here forever.