Moving along through Mobilization!

October 24, 2018

      So, yesterday started with labs and injections, but I also a lot of uncontrolled nausea. Unfortunately, the aids for the nausea brought on a lot of dizzy side effects. Then, my sodium and potassium levels were so low that I was having a very hard time getting enough fluids. It's just so odd to have the nurses say drink juice and eat salty chips! Forty years, I've been telling myself "Don'd touch chips! You can never just eat one!"

     Paul and I did walk to a grocery store and load up on some other healthy food, but I was too tired to walk home. Loving Uber, here!  When we got back to the room, there was the most gorgeous floral arrangement from the Alameda County Public Defender's Office and it was so appreciated by myself and Paul. I crawled into bed early, covered in the most beautiful knit prayer shawl from the women at Our Lady of Grace in Castro Valley.

     This morning, I think we did a little better and started the day with oatmeal before loading up up on all the pills.  My counts are beginning to plummet, which is what they want before they can collect the stem cells. This puts me in a more fragile state, a little isolated so I made need some platelets tomorrow.  But, I am hoping to collect stem cells by the end of the weekend!

     After a long nap, we made it back up the hill to pick up more prescriptions for tonight. Got a quick call from home that the dog had gotten sick in the living room, but within minutes the door bell rang and the Amazing Zafiratos had dropped off a pizza for Niccolo and taken Rocco up to their house for a play date!

     Finally, took a little walk along Lake Union and had just enough fresh air to head back up for the night.

    Thank you again for all your amazing well-wishes!!