November 14, 2008 6:55

Today was a busy day. Nurses, doctors, visitors, and other hospital help were in and out all day. The main reason was they had to fill me up with so much stuff – blood, platelets, electrolytes, antibiotics of several types, etc. that it took all day to accomplish the task. Believe it or not - because there are only 2 lines in, they actually go through the process of setting up a line time schedule for each bag! In some instances they can T 2 things together and buy another line for a while.

It was also an ironic day in a way. Because I am in here, I had to cancel my doctor’s appointment this morning. It was merely a precaution, but I wanted to have a small lump checked to make sure that it was not cancerous! I don’t think that I am not quite so concerned about it at this point.

I also got a visit from my parish priest. He spent most of the afternoon here and I think it was beneficial for both parties. For me, I think that the reasons are quite obvious. But for him - he said that he was surprised to see me in such good shape!

My daughter, Jen, and my wife were here for a while as well. They left early in order to go home and go out to dinner with her family to celebrate her birthday of yesterday. I have to admit that not being able to attend family events like that is really a bummer! But life must go on for all those around me and we can all look forward to the day when I will be back. I am sure that it will make next year’s celebration that much more special!

In any case, take it from my priest. Even though my counts are down low (the way they are supposed to be), I do look good for a man who isn’t supposed to look good and I do feel fine for a man who isn’t supposed to feel fine either! As I am writing this, I am also not tethered to my IV pole – and I don’t miss it a bit! Being able to walk around without that thing makes me feel like a human once again!

So there is now a bit of normality to my life. I can feel my appetite slowly returning and I think that my taste buds are also making a recovery as well. These are certainly good signs that I am starting on the road back.

Kind of a quiet entry for today. But, rest assured, it was most certainly a day full of positives.

The Jets were lucky!!!

Bob