Hi everyone.

Lynn’s respiratory infection was not responding to the antibiotics prescribed by her doctor. She is now in Sutter General Hospital where they are going to administer antibiotics via IV, and run some additional tests.

She is alert and optimistic – just very ill.

We hope her stay is brief, and I will post additional information as things develop.

*** Monday 8:20 pm update below ***

They do not know what kind of infection Lynn has. They do not think it is pneumonia and they say it does not look like her illness is caused by a respiratory infection, but there is some type of serious infection her body is fighting.

They are testing for some other things now (like bacteremia), but culture results will not be available for a couple of days. At this point they say Lynn will be in the hospital for "a day or two".

She is very tired and sleeps all but about 3-4 hours a day so having visitors would not be a good idea. She needs her rest.

I will post additional updates as soon as anything changes.

*** Tuesday Feb 10th 7:30 AM Update below ***

Lynn was moved from ER to a room at 1am. She got to sleep around 2am, but they came in and gave her meds around 4am so she is not getting the rest she needs. She is trying to nap a bit this morning.

Lynn cannot have flowers in her room (which is a bummer because she loves flowers), and has made a "no visitors please" request because she is so exhausted. We remain optimistic that her stay will be brief and I will continue to post updates/changes as information develops.

For those of you who know, today is Andrea's 14th birthday, so being in the hospital is particularly difficult for Lynn.

*** Tuesday Feb 10th 11:30 AM Update below ***

Lynn's fever has not dropped, but her blood cell count is looking better. They are still speculating on what is wrong, with three doctors giving three different opinions (maybe that's why they call it practicing medicine).

Lynn is trying to rest, so we have the phone to her room unplugged and she has requested no visitors. Feel free to send us a text or e-mail, Lynn responds when she is awake and I respond when it occurs to me to check and see if I have any messages. I can access both Lynn's and my surewest e-mail accounts from the hospital.

The clinical speculations aside, doctors are estimating that they will be able to send Lynn home sometime Thursday. Shelby and I are looking forward to having her home again.

If you see Shelby, please give her a big hug. She's a strong person, but could use a little extra support. It's hard on her seeing her mom this sick, and she is the only family member that she recalls leaving the hospital alive (when she broke her collar bone), and I'm sure these memories weigh heavily upon her mind.

Lynn's parents could use some encouragement as well. They do not have the extensive support network that we do, and they are sick with worry - as you can well imagine. You can text or e-mail me for their phone number if you don't have it. I am sure they would appreciate hearing from you.

Thank you all for your kind words of support. We do appreciate each of you very much.

*** Tuesday Feb 10th 10:00 PM Update below ***

Lynn received a blood transfusion this evening, and by the time the first unit was almost complete (she received two), she was looking much better. She said she felt better as well. Chronic fatigue has plagued Lynn the past two weeks - a result of the chemo-induced anemia commonly experienced by cancer patients. This boost of extra blood has somewhat lifted this fatigue and will enable her body to function more efficiently for the time being.

She did not have the spiking fever this evening either, a likely result of the intravenous antibiotics she has been receiving. Her congestion remains, but her chronic cough has diminished as well.

I will post an update in the morning after I see her and have a chance to talk to the doctors.