Long Days

Watching Andrew's counts this week has made for long days.  His platelets held for a couple days, following a transfusion on Sunday, but are likely to be back to “need another transfusion” level very soon.  Andrew's red blood cell counts remain just above the "can't avoid a transfusion" level, but are slowly and steadily dropping.   These types of cells are expected drop and recover more slowly, so we're not surprised.  

Meanwhile, the white blood cells were the first to plummet but also, as of today, the first to jump back up!  They still have a ways to go before the "you can walk around without a mask" level, which is the same level as "you can take a pill instead of self-administering IV antibiotics in the middle of the night."  I'm also secretly hoping this will be the "why don't I help you fix dinner" level. 

Both Andrew and I have admitted that we're just bored, tired of sitting in the hospital and our cramped apartment, and feeling cooped up inside.  The clock moves slowly.

The one exception was the short visit we had from the kids this past Sunday.  It was great to see them, hear their stories and banter, and show them around our new digs.  We have missed them greatly and, not surprisingly, the time flew by!  We didn't even have time to take a group photo.

We know this is just a short season, but boy does it feel long, especially on a rainy day.  Andrew is making progress; we just have to be patient.  We'll keep you posted after a few more long days.  Thanks once again for all the emails, calls & texts that help the time pass a teensy bit more quickly.