September 9, 2008
The visitor traffic fell considerably yesterday, since our friends had to go back to work and school. Luckily (for us) Pam Engler had a meeting down the street and dropped in with some goodies for a visit. And Whitney Wilkerson who will soon leave for Ireland stopped in to share photos from Mo Ranch. Thanks to both of you. Erin and Walter also dropped by at clinic to visit Hansy and Lara. Hans scanned the same day that Erin did and got similar unwanted and unexpected news and is having outpatient chemo every afternoon this week.
There is something wrong with the picture when two kiddos who would much rather spend the day at school get tied to bags of nasty chemo instead. What can I say about this that doesn't sound stale and cliche? We all need more options, and we are not going to get them just by wishing for them. That's why we work so hard trying to raise awareness and lobbying for research money through both public and private sources. And it's why we have to work harder.
We'll start this Friday appearance on Doug Vance's Family Affair radio show (local radio 89.1, KEOS). The TCH NB families are giving a bake sale here on the bridge at the hospital on Friday, unless Ike spoils the party. Proceeds will go to research programs here at the hospital. We also have friends planning a Lunch for Life event for us in Bryan.
Erin had labs drawn while I was gone yesterday. Happy to report that everything is holding steady for now. The main effect of this chemo regimen lowers blood counts, so we can probably expect t-r-a-n-s-f-u-s-i-o-n-s in Erin's future next week. Her immune system will also take a big hit, so we will need to add vigilant hand washing back into the menu.
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