ICU

They have now moved Beau to the ICU...but don't panic!!!  The doctor said it was definitely more out of convenience than out of necessity.  There are still absolutely no rooms available in the hospital and the ER is extremely crowded so Beau will get much more attention and better care in the ICU.  He's still running a fever (around 102) and they've determined that he has a blood infection.  Also, there is an infection near the site of his port-a-cath so they are changing out the wire that runs through it and putting in an antibiotic wire.  We haven't heard yet if he has pneumonia and that could still be a possibility.  All of his different levels (hemoglobin, white blood count, oxygen levels, etc.) are slowly coming back up, so that is good.  The doctor reassured mom again that this is not out of the ordinary with chemo patients.  They also have him on a bunch of IV antibiotics and said that we would be surprised how fast it could all turn around...basically he just needs a little time to get all his levels back up and he will be back on track.  Mom said he was actually looking and sounding a lot better right before they took him into the unit.  Hopefully they will be able to get some rest tonight.  I'm sure there wasn't much "resting" in a crowded ER for 36 hours.  

Thanks so much again for all the prayers...I'll update again if/when anything changes.