Fevers and Benefits

About an hour after K's BFF, Ton, left for Portland she spiked a fever. It got up to 102.8. I called the doc, but it came down fast enough that she didn't need to go to the hospital. Today, at our 9am appointment, she got another fever, right in front of Dr. Shami. I have never seen anyone shiver so hard. Her fever got up to nearly 104. She was checked into the Huntsman 4^th floor immediately. She'll probably be there for a day or two under observation. She's on a broad spectrum of antibiotics. We are still waiting for any news on the blood cultures. Her CBC showed very elevated white blood cell counts. The blood smear didn't show any abnormal cells, so this was due to the infection, not Leukemia.

Oh, oh! I forgot to mention; Kristi's bone marrow biopsy was great. All of her numbers were good and and not a Leukemic cell in sight. Dr. Shami says that this is "Officially Remission." Which is a ver good thing. Kristi thinks this is more interesting than the fevers.

In other, funner news: Aaron Campbell has arranged what is sure to be an exciting event to support KP. Here's the blurb:
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Hi all-

This Saturday (June 2nd) there will be an alleycat race to benefit Kristi Potter! For those who don't know what an alleycat race is, you can learn about them here. In short, it's a fun bike scavenger-hunt-like "race" through the city that requires no spandex and no carbon fiber. And it even comes with a party at the end! It's a $20 donation to race, with time bonuses for extra donations (like bribing the officials, only legal). The fastest male and female racers will win custom-designed bike frames from NYC Bikes.

If you don't want to race, you can find someone who does and help them earn time. There will be a raffle with lots of cool prizes, like Black Diamond headlamps and other fun stuff.

This race is as casual as you want it to be, but if you don't want to ride, we will need some volunteers to help out. For anyone who has been wondering how to help Kristi out financially, this is the perfect opportunity. Remember, even if you don't want to ride the race all the way through, you can still get a warm feeling inside from entering the race and partying at the end (which will include beer, and a replaying of the films from the Pedal Pusher Film Festival).

If you have any questions, send an email to Miriah, Roni, or Liz for more of the scoop. We will see you there!

Please see the attached flyer for more details.

-The KPAML Project