The view has changed a little from the window!
The white and red counts are still the same (low) so we are where we expected today with those however the platelet count has continued to decrease so Jack will be getting a couple of bags of platelets today. Prior to that they will give him IBenadryl and other special things to reduce chance of hives, allergic reactions etc. I believe this is the same stuff he got prior to the stem cell reinfusion (that he slept through) so I expect him to be out for most, if not all of the day. Not that he is bright and talkative now – other than sharing that I should have arrived between 5 and 5:30 this morning to meet his expectations. Maybe it will be good for him to take a nap today!
He is eating well considering it is hospital fare and is getting impatient for the counts to go up so he will start to feel better. Otherwise, we will be looking at the new view, and watching the drip, drip, drip of saline, antibiotics and platelets!
Mary, thanks for the fill-in. Jack heard me typing and said that the patient should be doing the blog but when I asked him if he was going to do it . . . . . . . the snoring started!
We want to let everyone know that their thoughts and prayers are much appreciated. It also seems that we have expanded some folk’s computer skills in this process. C.
The white and red counts are still the same (low) so we are where we expected today with those however the platelet count has continued to decrease so Jack will be getting a couple of bags of platelets today. Prior to that they will give him IBenadryl and other special things to reduce chance of hives, allergic reactions etc. I believe this is the same stuff he got prior to the stem cell reinfusion (that he slept through) so I expect him to be out for most, if not all of the day. Not that he is bright and talkative now – other than sharing that I should have arrived between 5 and 5:30 this morning to meet his expectations. Maybe it will be good for him to take a nap today!
He is eating well considering it is hospital fare and is getting impatient for the counts to go up so he will start to feel better. Otherwise, we will be looking at the new view, and watching the drip, drip, drip of saline, antibiotics and platelets!
Mary, thanks for the fill-in. Jack heard me typing and said that the patient should be doing the blog but when I asked him if he was going to do it . . . . . . . the snoring started!
We want to let everyone know that their thoughts and prayers are much appreciated. It also seems that we have expanded some folk’s computer skills in this process. C.
4 comments:
Thank goodness you had the foresight to bring a decent blanket with you! Feel better Jack. Thanks for keeping us posted Cheryl...take care of yourself too!
Jackson/Cher,
Praying for platelets....(Is that what they make in a dwarf prison?)I have been mulling over the head shaving... do you think I will look younger? Anyway, the bass is not going to work for me, so get well soon, we need you buddy!
Look forward to hearing better and better reports as the days go the by... Keep up the good work, BOTH of you are truly heroes of ours.
Love you guys,
Terry
ps-I was only kidding about the drunks in the yard
For a long time it seemed to me
that life was about to begin--
real life.
But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten though first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid.
At last it dawned on me
that these obstacles WERE my life.
This perspective has helped me to see there is no way to happiness.
Happiness is the way.
So treasure every moment you have and remember that time waits for no one.
Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
Souza
Jack and Cheryl,
I love the blanket. Jack you look pretty comfortable laying there. I hope you're letting Cheryl in the bed sometimes. I hear those hard plastic chairs blow after several hours. She needs to keep her strength up to help you get better and to fight off all those nurses who want to give you a sponge bath.
Can't wait till you're feeling like talking nonsense with me again.
Love,
Mary
Hey Daddy, i ate your chocolate...i like that you enjoy the blanket me jeff and rob got you!
iloveyou!
Jackie
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