Day of Rest.... R I G H T ! !

When they said day-of-rest what they meant was no chemo... still getting the anti rejection drugs and some other conditioning things, too. Got a fresh bag will be hooking up soon. Tomorrow I get the stem cells... fresh not frozen.

We did have a little problem with the harvest, tho': One of Marie's insertion points kept clotting (too many platelets). They had to do one of the insertion points in her femoral artery. She called a little while ago and they are now counting the stem cells to see if they have enough. If they don't , she has to get hooked up again tomorrow. In the meantime, she's cooling her jets in another part of the hospital, needs something to eat, and may not even get back to the hotel tonight... they may just keep her here. Let's hope they feed her and send her back to her hotel so she can get a good night's sleep and go home on Saturday.

I've been doing OK, dealing with some increased numbness because of the heavy chemo the past few few days. Also walking is a problem... I've gone from a single point cane to a quad... walker next, I guess. I'm also nervous about the process tomorrow and how it will affect me... getting someone else's body part, even only blood products, is scary. Stem cells that you expect to do stuff, like kick the crap out of your cancer... big job for the little suckers, especially since the cancer had been so ensconced in my body for 8 years.

My sister has always driven the bus... I hope her stem cells can drive.