And pretty good news on Jacob. My sister-in-law called this morning, she took him in yesterday afternoon to the pediatrician, and they did more blood tests on him. His hematacrit rose a couple of points on its own, his other tests were better than they were on Monday. The dr said he didn't want to raise their hopes, but it looks as if Jacob might be fighting this off on his own. The dr also looked at the blood, and there were very few fragmented red blood cells, which means that his body isn't chomping through them as quickly as they first thought. Jacob goes back on Friday for the same blood tests, and to have his blood pressure checked. My s-i-l said that Jacob was crawling around on the floor while she was on the phone, pulling out books from the bookcase. He was smiling, and wasn't so pale. This is such good news.
The dr also was very hopeful that IF Jacob fought off this episode by himself, it might never recur again. This is a true miracle if it happens. We're all praying that he won't have to go through it again.
/john