Day +2-Happy 63d Anniversary!

Deb got her IV's and meds in clinic and wanted to walk some. So, back and forth we went with her holding my arm. Spending days on end in bed or in a chemo chair is no way to get needed exercise. Most of  the time she has not felt like moving much. She also got her daily painful belly-shot. A bag of ice is used to make it less painful. We came home with a five-hour infuser. Sure beats hanging around the clinic taking IVs.

We had an interesting visit with the patient who is an MD who has been selected as Natural Killer Cell Test number 7. His case is significantly different than Debs. He will be getting natural killer cells with no chemo to prepare the way. I guess that's why they call this medical tests! It's interesting to have a classmate who is an MD. He was taking his own pulse today and, of course his level of understanding about what's going on here is much higher than ours! Sometimes ignorance could make sleep easier, I presume. A number of classmates are extremely interested in Deb's progress because they may be following in her footsteps soon.

A cold front rushed through Little Rock with temps dropping into the 40's with heavy rain, thunder, and lightning. Keeping Deb warm and dry is numero uno priority. Last night the temp in the condo was too cool so after we got back from clinic, Mr Fixit got a ladder and climbed into the attic to check out the HVAC system. Heat inop! We thought so. So, calls to the warranty company, then to the designated contractor. Multiple calls, no answers...looks like a weekday operation only. But, Ms Deb is cold today! So, a trip to Sams was made after getting Deb into a cozy pile of blankets in her bed. Several 1500 watt portable electric heaters and a couple of hoodies brought comfort back to our nest. The crockpot of chili was very appropriate and warming. If I hadn't forgotten the onion, it would have been better tasting.

This evening Deb is watching football in her chair  and enjoying chili. She has a constant low grade fever and is getting progressively more woozy.

The Gourmet Pear Angel dropped by. Thanks, Pear Angels!

The headline says Happy 63d Anniversary! That would be Vern's parents who reside in Morrow, Ga in their home of many years. Not many children get to congratulate parents for 63 years together. I'm so glad I get to. Congratulations Mom and Dad!

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White Count-below 2 is neutrapenic and indicates Deb's vulnerability for infection.
Platelets -a whitish colored component of blood. Low platelets=higher Woozy factor!
CRP -An indicator of relative health. Lower is better. When the number creeps up, Deb could be getting sick.
Day  White Count  Platelets  CRP

0         0.04               29              12.8

1         0.07               15              77.0
2         0.03               42            140.3


Blessings!