What kind of fungus?

I understood that Adrienne had Candida but after talking with the infectious disease doctor today, they don't actually know what kind of fungus she has. It takes awhile to grow it out and it could take another day or two to get a final pathology. Best case: this is candida and she's on the right antifungal. Worst case: this is aspergillosis and this is very, very hard to treat.

The onc sat down to talk to me today about "where we're at." Of course, her prognosis isn't good and he's worried to give more chemo and possibly destroying her marrow. (BTW: White count is high now, HGB went up, and platelets are stable.) My feeling is, if we do nothing, she'll die. If we give chemo, there's a risk she'll die but there's also the possibility (albeit small) that she'll recover. So where's the risk? I was sort of caught off guard so I didn't go through my logic with him but I will tomorrow. I know that Adrienne wants to try everything and trusts Dr. O more than anyone. Like I keep saying over and over, it's not up to me or anyone to make a "final" decision for another person.

The other development is that the insurance company is pushing to move Adrienne to a long term care facility. Maybe "pushing" is too big a word. They're inquiring and this was expected since she got the trach. The docs have been clear that she's too unstable to move, especially with the fungal infection. I've done a little checking and there's a really nice (new) facility right near our house and they also have an ICU. This might actually be a good option for her. We still need to do more investigation but we're taking it a day at a time. Let's see what the cultures tell us and then we can decide the next steps.