Day 8 (July 2)

Fact: After receiving the hepatitis B shot these symptoms appeared within hours: platelet count dropped from 2

48,000 to 131,000, rash appeared, seizure-like posturing noted, irritable and non-stop crying, stopped eating, viral-like symptoms.

 

Day 9 (July 3) - Day 10 (July 4)

Ian became increasingly ill.  His platelet count continued to drop significantly.  Where he was previously breastfeeding, he would now not eat.  Ian was having trouble breathing.  He was ext

remely irritable and wouldn’t stop crying.  Scott and I became very scared.

 

Day 11 (July 5)

A doctor at St. Joe’s with absolutely no bedside manner told us she thought Ian had a virus and that he had a 50/50 chance of living.  His platelets were at 7,000; where normal is 200,000-300,000.  It was possible that he would bleed to death.  Ian was moved to isolation.