Tracy's mom, Josephine, has been keeping such a great record of Tracy's progress and been such an amazing support to her daughter. Here is the latest news as written by Josephine.

Tracy did very well with her plasmapheresis treatment yesterday.  She still had chills and BP went down but we had heating pads and blankets warm from the dryer ready for her. She did not have cold sweats either so recovery was quicker than all times before.

Gary flew in just after she finished treatment and the techs left, and she was very happy to see him. Josue had left in the early morning hours to take the bus to El Tigre to retrieve Xavier who had gotten sick with sore throat and fever while there. They had taken him to local doctor but we were concerned and with Gary being here thought we could handle it. We got him to a pediatrician this morning at the hospital and started him on 2 medicines by 11 am and he is resting comfortably here in Tracy's room.

Tracy gets her 8th treatment tomorrow and the plan is to release her on Thursday morning. The nurse who helped get Tracy her MRIs, etc. on that critical Saturday has helped us again by getting in touch with some medical equipment and personnel to help in the early days. They include a hospital bed, hydraulic lift to help get her in and out of bed, wheelchair, and nursing staff to help us with bathing and medications.

She had a physical therapy session again this afternoon. New exercises included ones for her facial paralysis, leg lifts while seated (her first ones were while laying down). She also had electrical stimulation to back and legs as well. She is in good spirits this afternoon. Gary and I are babysitting Xavier in her room while Josue attends class. We had to take him to the pediatrician this morning as he's been feverish and had a body rash. The doctor said he had a throat infection and prescribed 2 meds which it took 3 of us to administer. Thank goodness he needs it just once a day and has rested pretty comfortably in our arms all afternoon.

We realize that recovery will be long but are grateful for all the help of staff here and for all the love and support from family and friends. Tracy has a fighting spirit and is working hard to battle this terrible syndrome.