30 April – fourth break
It was such a gorgeous morning that I packed up my iPad, breakfast and coffee and headed out to the back deck to park it for a while and enjoy the day. There’s only a slight breeze stirring the leaves on the trees and it’s fairly quiet. I can hear a train in the distance…
29 April – fourth break
Awoke this morning to the sound of wind, rain and thunder. It was a fast-moving front and didn’t hang around long but it was still nice to hear the rain pouring off the roof and the thunder in the distance. What a nice way to start the day! I should see how cool it is…
28 April – fourth break
Today seems to be shaping up to be another day of lazing about interspersed with menial tasks. I tackled cleaning the microwave a bit earlier this morning. Oh, dearie me… from the looks of it, that thing hadn’t been cleaned since I was first admitted to the hospital back in January. After liberal use of…
27 April – fourth break
A beautiful Monday morning! I’ve already had my breakfast and now I’m pondering what sort of mischief I can get into today. There are some VERY ripe bananas on the counter that I don’t think anyone will eat so I may dive into banana bread makings. I also need to track down some whole coffee…
26 April – fourth break
I started the day out on our back deck, munching my yogurt, sipping my tea and just enjoying the fresh, cool non-hospital air. It’s a brilliantly clear morning and I might take a crack at my old walkies route a bit later, providing my strength holds out and I take it slowly. No marathons for…
25 April, cycle 2B – going home
Yep, my numbers still aren’t great but it’s been decided that I can go home. Well, mostly. I think the day doc has to give the final sign-off and then the release paperwork needs to be generated but then I should be free and clear. I’m shooting for a noon departure time but it might…
24 April, cycle 2B
Well, there you go. The doc was right. He said last night that he thought my white blood cell count would jump to between 1.8 and 3.0 and this morning they’re at 3.0, which is a HUGE jump from yesterday. If I continue on this trajectory I’ll be well within the normal range by tomorrow.…
23 April, cycle 2B
Well, woo-frickin’-HOOO!!!! My numbers have begun to climb again! YAY! The initial jump wasn’t spectacular but hey, I’ll take whatever I can get at this point. My white blood cells jumped from 0.1 to 0.6 and my platelets are at 14, up slightly from 13 yesterday. I’m not sure how the white blood cells will…
22 April, cycle 2B
My cell count still hasn’t budged; in fact the numbers are still falling. I may not get a break at all this time which makes me wonder how I’m going to do my laundry. My blanket, sweat pants and shirts all need to be washed as well as my sweater. I suppose I could wash…
21 April, cycle 2B
Wow. Just… wow. I was sulking this morning over my numbers still being in the toilet and had some difficulty shaking myself loose of that mental dark cloud. Then Dr. Santiago came in just now and told me that his other A.L.L. patient, undergoing her first A cycle, had been doing pretty well but now…