Things are going well and Ed is eating better. That may have to do with the delicious pot roast Therese made us for dinner last night! While we were at the hospital, Therese sanitized our bathrooms, living room, and kitchen, washed our bedding, made us dinner, and even took our garbage! What a huge break for me! It was the first day I could relax, read, and watch TV. Son-in-law Matt made some bathroom toilet repairs and continued to finish the trim in our living room renovation. Emotionally this assistance really perked up our spirits.
Ed will soon back to blogging when he feels better. I know that many people are following his stem cell procedure, so I feel compelled to temporarily update the Blog. Our thoughts have been with the students and colleagues at Tamarac during their opening day at school.
On the way into the hospital Ed remarked how much better he felt today. He was given a dose of Tylenol and Benedryl to prevent any reactions from the blood transfusion that he will be getting. His blood count is still at 0.1, and his platelets are down to 27 - hence the transfusion. The part of the white blood cells that fight bacterial infections, the Absolute Neutrophil Count, is currently at 0.
"Another day in Paradise" is our new mantra. I sort of understand how Tom Hanks felt on his isolated island in the movie "Cast Away". When Ed looses his hair he may even look a little like "Wilson".
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Think of the Mary Tyler Moore Show theme... "You're Gonna Make it After All". xoxo People told me to look at my bout with cancer as a bump in the road. You can do the same. Your bump is just bigger, that's all. A bump is a bump. As they say in Armenian, "F#%k the bump". Really!!! xoxo
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