Day 165
Once a transplant is set, things begin to happen rapidly. John will receive platelets today to give his blood the ability to clot on Monday when he has his existing port removed and the Hickman port placed in his chest. On Tuesday through Thursday, in addition to daily tests, we are both trained on the care of his port and on his chemotherapy. Friday will be the first day of chemo, which will be on an outpatient basis. By Sunday, he will be in the hospital for more chemotherapy and the transplant, which will be around Tuesday, we think.
John has continued to feel a little ill, but he has eaten well and his spirits have improved with Courtney around. I hope that his problems are just due to "bad" blood and not anything worse. If so, the platelets may help.
Courtney has been doing well. I'm sure it helps to be here and not have to worry about John from a distance. She seems to be taking good care of herself and eating well too. She and John spent a good part of the day shopping. Yesterday was "free comic day" at the comic book shops. We also made a trip to Barnes and Noble.
Last night, we watched Pepperdine win the national men's volleyball championship, or at least they did because I fell asleep halfway through. Courtney has walked down to one of the local street markets this morning for a bit of shopping. John is playing video games and I am trying to clean house because Debbie returns tomorrow and four people in one small house will not leave room for any mess.
John has continued to feel a little ill, but he has eaten well and his spirits have improved with Courtney around. I hope that his problems are just due to "bad" blood and not anything worse. If so, the platelets may help.
Courtney has been doing well. I'm sure it helps to be here and not have to worry about John from a distance. She seems to be taking good care of herself and eating well too. She and John spent a good part of the day shopping. Yesterday was "free comic day" at the comic book shops. We also made a trip to Barnes and Noble.
Last night, we watched Pepperdine win the national men's volleyball championship, or at least they did because I fell asleep halfway through. Courtney has walked down to one of the local street markets this morning for a bit of shopping. John is playing video games and I am trying to clean house because Debbie returns tomorrow and four people in one small house will not leave room for any mess.
