December 11, 2008 8:45

I somewhat apologize for having no entry yesterday, but there really was nothing to comment about. I basically spent a quiet day at home - no visitors, no doctors appointments,....

Tomorrow morning, of course, is when the results of Monday's bone marrow biopsy will be revealed. The weather won't make the commute to Boston very easy; but we travel on main roads so I am not expecting any real problems. My wife and I were hoping that the new Dana Farber Center that opened recently in Londonderry, New Hampshire would ease the commute but my doctor said that it does not apply to my situation - so Boston forever remains our destination.

A quick observation....

there is no more hair appearing on my pillow in the morning so I guess that have dodged the bullet of completely losing my hair as I do have that layer of peach fuzz on top.

So, tomorrow, I will let you all know the results of the biopsy and, hopefully, what lies ahead in the near future. That is one of the most frustrating aspects of this entire process - I cannot plan for the future beyond, possibly, one week at a time. As of this moment, I don't even know if I will be home for Christmas and/or New Years. If there is an event that I would like to attend several months down the road, I have to pass it up as I have no idea what I'll be doing or where I'll be doing it. The doctors call all the shots and those shots are determined by test results.

Before I sign off for the day, I just wish to remind everyone once again of the bone marrow drive that is occurring on Saturday, December 13 from 10 AM to 2 PM at Hampshire Hills in Milford, NH. I do plan on being there at the beginning for some period of time. My daughter, Jennifer, has worked hard to pull this all together even to the extent of getting vendors to donate items for a raffle that is being held during the proceedings. I do know that there are some large furniture prizes and a host of other smaller items that will be given away. Please try to attend - someone's life may very well hinge on the fact that you came forward.

Bob