Next stop-blood tests. Today was a record. They pulled twenty tubes of blood. The purpose is to qualify Deb for the experimental program she's been invited to consider-the Killer Cell program. More on that Thursday afternoon.
The lab is where the 24 hour urine samples are turned in. These containers are like pink elephants in the room-hard to miss in spite of the attempts of classmates to carry them around in all sorts of disguises. One classmate told us a funny story about how they were flying out of a commercial airport and were at the ticket counter when they sat their jug down to do paperwork. They were using a department store gift bag to haul the jug in. It was stolen while they were at the counter. They had a huge guffaw thinking about the thief's surprise when he looked at his haul!
We look for humor anywhere we can find it!
Deb has been out of the house very little the last month so when we had a few extra minutes before our next event , she headed to the hospital gift shop to look for a cooler hat. The one she brought is better suited for winter operations.
She found one for me also!
We bumped into a favorite nurse who has cared for Deb many times, Shelia. She is the nurse for the Gamma Knife system I've described before. Today she was working in the MUGA area. She had some very encouraging things today about the Killer Cell program. We need to hear more of that!
They took a 21st tube of Deb's blood and mixed it with a radioactive solution. After about a half-hour, they gave the blood back to Deb and took her to the big machine to photograph her heart.
While Deb was lying still and quite bored, I read an email from my cousin Debby Wilson. As I read it to Deb she began laughing and I had to stop or the test would be a bust since she was jiggling around so much.
What a busy day and what a treat for Deb to have time to shop between events! Nothing like shopping to lift a lady's spirits. Love, Mary
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