Indicators

While it is still too soon to say that engraftment has occurred, there are some promising indicators over the past few days.  After the white blood cell count bottoming out and staying for several days at 0.1, it increased to 0.2 yesterday, and 0.4 today.  This most likely means that the new stem cells are making themselves at home in the marrow, and making those WBC’s.  I am also facing less fatigue and nausea (still a lot, just less, and more manageable).
 

Our daily routine is still to go to the hospital every morning, and now every evening as well for various medications, blood draws, and some transfusions. We were there until 10:30 PM last evening.  We usually ride the shuttle van now in the mornings, and take our car in the evenings when the van doesn’t make its runs.
 

Rochester remains a winter wonderland.  After a week of temps in the -10 to +15 range, today starts a stretch in the 20’s and 30’s.  A fresh falling of snow makes it all look nice.
 

Thanks for all the love, prayers and concern.