August 25, 2011 4:50 PM

Maintaining status quo!

Week 12 of my photophoresis treatments has come to an end. As I balance where I am against others who are currently going through the same treatments, I see that I am doing fairly well and I see that improvement should be on the horizon. Every time a go, a physician's assistant comes by to check my lungs as it is fairly common for graft vs host disease to strike there. I have no such issues.

My regular doctor's appointment on Tuesday did not reveal any news that I did not already know. Any counts that were high were still high - though most of them had come down from previous levels. Therefore I am in the "medical watch" category - not the "medical warning" category to borrow terms used by the weather people on television.

Speaking of that. this weekend we expect to see our first hurricane in 20 years go over us. By the time they get to New Hampshire, they are usually greatly weakened. However, 70 mph winds and heavy rain can still inflict a lot of damage.

We got some disconcerting news regarding my sons condition. His physical recovery from the surgery that he had back in July is going well. However, since he was immobile for an extended period of time, he experienced some pains in his chest and went to the emergency room today. They found a blood clot in his right lung! He was immediately admitted to the hospital to begin a regimen of blood thinners with the expectation that he will come home tomorrow. Let's pray that that happens.

Gotta run as we are off to ballpark to see our local minor league team play tonight...

Bob