Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Tuesday afternoon-a hard day

We spent 6.5 hours in the clinic. Deb's white blood count was 0.09 today. Normal is 3-12.
Her CRP is 82.2 . Normal is 0-10  . This measures your potential for infection.
She's been wearing her mask most all day. It makes breathing very hard.

We brought an infuser home that I have to hook up at 11pm tonight. We are trying to get thru this time of vulnerability without harm. Deb's innards are very inflamed and she has a special mouthwash and some large pills I have to crush and dissolve in water for her to drink.


Because she has lost so much weight, her wedding rings no longer fit. Rather than chance losing them, she dug out her great-grandmothers wedding band.  It is engraved inside with their names. Ollie and Gavin Peerey. Deb knew her as Mamie and she was very petite. Gavin had already died when Deb was born. They lived in Mud Creek, outside Adamsville,Tn.

While waiting this morning we met another 'crafty' lady. I traded seats so Linda and Deb could talk jewelry making etc. Deb loves crafts so much it caused her to light up as she was able to think about her beloved hobbies instead of her hated disease.

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