Well today the shoe dropped but so far it appears to be only a slipper!!!!
Bill's hemoglobin dropped below 8 so he is receiving a couple units of blood today. His platelets are still at 17 so they will probably give him those tomorrow. Platelets are nice because they can transfuse them rapidly. The Hemoglobin takes about 2 hours per unit so he has been napping all day while receiving those. Hopefully after this long nap he will be ready to hit the hall for a few laps!
His white count is down to 0.3 so this is where they now monitor him very closely for any sign of infection.
His appetite is pretty much non existent but he does seem to still like his salty snacks every once in awhile.
During his nap I ran across the street to have coffee with ,Carolyn, the previous transplant patient I referred to in an earlier blog. It was so wonderful to see her in person and how well she is doing. She filled me in on some of her experiences and I caught her up with Bill. She just recently made contact with her stem cell donor! What a beautiful gift this complete stranger has given her. Every time Bill receives blood I am so grateful to the person for taking the time to do the selfless act that is keeping him going! It turns out she was in the same room Bill is in now!!!!! What a very small world we live in.
So from here on out we wait .............and watch for his numbers to go up and stay up!
So MANY people have asked us "How can I help? What can I do?" You all are providing us with so many prayers, an abundance of love and incredible support. We continue to be Blessed! Perhaps, though you might consider going to donate blood! It is such an amazing gift to the person on the receiving end!
Bill and Kay
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