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Yesterday was the day that were able to remove the PICC line. We know at some point around a year from now, we will have to put one back in for a follow up dose of chemo. That said… Today is the day: She can shower without having to protect her arm. We don’t haveContinue reading “Picc-less”

It was a long day Yesterday at Md Anderson. Our routine on Tuesdays has been to start with Blood work. Her numbers are continuing to get better with each day. Her Platelets were still under “50” so another transfusion was on the way. If you recall, they raised the normal threshold for her after herContinue reading “A new Day Zero”

Today we finished the ninth round of radiation. We are not going to Jinx it. It seems like such a long way from the diagnosis till this day and yet it has consumed so much time. This week, Linda has been here to assist. I watch how each day Michele is getting stronger in herContinue reading “Three more radiation appointments”

Yesterday we finished day five. Leaving seven more days to go. So far so good. The appointments are getting more efficient. They have it structured with their own valet area with maximum parking is two hours. This area of the hospital impresses me as one of the older parts of MD Anderson. You don’t findContinue reading “First week of radiation done”

Yesterday we finished day three of radiation. All is going well. Mentally breaking it down into threes helps me cope with it. This is daily drives to MD Anderson. Each day this week has been full days. We also had blood and platelets on Monday. An early morning 7am on Tuesday. And then yesterday… TheContinue reading “Twenty-five percent done.”

Today we start radiation. This means daily trips to the medical center overlapping with blood work three times a week. Sundays we have off. It is a bit of excitement for us. We started early this morning with blood work appointment. Her numbers were on the cusp of low so we are here till lateContinue reading “Radiation day!”

Yesterday we visited with the doctor. The great news is we are officially done with the main chemo rounds. Done. It is a little bitter sweet after the fall two weeks ago. The general thought is that she fainted from a drop in blood pressure. She is remaining on the blood pressure lifting medicine forContinue reading “Moving to the next phase”

I am sure that you are all wondering what kept us in the hospital for the entire holiday. Let’s start with the fall. The fall After many days of testing and trying to figure out what caused the fall, the consensus is that she was severely dehydrated. She fainted as she overheated. Which is goodContinue reading “Want to know what happened?”

Today was a busy day. The good news is she is home. I will post more detail tomorrow about all that has transpired at the hospital. Home is good.

It appeared in the last post that we were done with Hospital stays. The universe had a different opinion. The ride home When we were discharged we had a long walk from our room to the Valet where the car was left a week ago today. Michele did well walking there but did catch aContinue reading “The Hospital wanted us back”