18 degrees above normal!
Deb presents the ten tubes about to be filled with her blood for just one of the tests she had today.
On the way in to the clinic Deb got a hankering for some Chic-fil-a lemonade which she sipped on for several hours. The meds make most liquids have a metallic flavor.
Peggy is our APN this session. She gave us good news about Deb's progress in recovery . She is doing well. Peggy is about ready to get Deb re-staged which means Deb will have the big battery of PETS, MRIs,etc to determine the impact of this round of chemo. We are excited because that means that we MAY get to come home sooner than expected.
We had a call from our insurance nurse coordinator. Several things were cleared up. If Deb so chooses, the insurance has approved her participation in the Killer Cell test protocol. The other question that was big on my heart was 'how close to lifetime benefits was Deb?' The answer??
Under the new laws, there is no longer a lifetime benefit maximum. That sure made us happy to hear!
On the home front, our refrigerator quit on us so we had to toss some food. After several hours Vern got it working again and also installed a water filter on the ice maker to rid us of the very high chlorine taste in Little Rock water.
All in a day's work!
Blessings!
Good news about her progress in recovery and the insurance question! Sorry about the fridge issue...Oh the joys of home ownership!...Glad you are a man of many talents, Vern. Glad you could get the lemonade from Chick-fil-A. Love, Mary
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Good News. Sure glad that Deb is responding to the treatment also please to see some of the benefits of the new health care law are helping you. Blessings and Love,
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