Note from Michelle Ebersman on Bonnie's progress

Hi Gib,

I spoke to Bonnie today.

First, the medical news. As reported earlier on the Blog, she had that horrible rash but that went away. Then she had horrible G.I. problems from some bacteria in her system. Then yesterday she woke up with bright red hands and feet. It has spread to her entire body, including her throat and eyes. She said it is a "prickly" rash, rather than an "itchy" one and that the doctors think it is viral. She said that her lack of white blood cells has led to these problems and as the WBC count goes up, these problems will stop. She said her white blood cell count was up a teeny tiny bit up today. Tomorrow is the bone marrow biopsy..those results are the important ones. She said that what she is going through now is much worse than the cumulative of everything she has gone through up to this point.

However, she sounded stronger than I have heard her sound in quite some time. She was laughing and definitely has her sense of humor in tact. She had me laughing out loud on things that she made me swear I wouldn't repeat. She wanted the latest on the Burlingame gossip. Sadly, I had nothing. (C'mon, people, give me something to work with). She wanted to hear all about my baby Theo and little Anna Berman. Basically, the Bonnie we know and love was there today. Mike and the girls are still there. She loves seeing the girls but said it has been tough. The visits are short and this is the "worst" she has looked and felt and she is visibly much weaker than she has ever been.

Lastly, she had hoped to leave the hospital and get into her apartment by Labor Day but that will be pushed back at least a week b/c of the complications and the slow to-rise white blood cell count.

Hope this helps those that want info....

Michelle