Jan 12, Last day of Work

"Just the Facts"-- Was able to write (steno) supremely well, but crashed at the end of the day, just not enough steam.

Some of you may not know but B will not be able to work for some time to come.  The recovery from having your cells annihilated and then have to produce from scratch while keeping rejection at bay is a formidable task for the body to work at. The fatigue and weakness will take a long time to overcome.  They say any where in the 6 to 9 month range, hopefully.  So it was a strange thing for B today to go to his deposition and know it was the last for many many months.  He felt good at his craft, but the endurance has ebbed a bit, having been so low last week and being out for the last 2 months with the dragon in his throat.  He had a slight chuckle as his deposition was just feet away from where he will be in the hospital.  Seems like things are in some way always a preparation of sorts. 

We are now taking every precaution to make sure B does not get sick.  That would postpone everything and that just cannot happen.  So the pressure is on all of us to stay well and keep away from anyone who is ill.  That is not all that easy with all the flu bugs going around.  So I guess you could add that as a specific prayer, to stay well for the next week.  I guess the same could be said for his donor.

Many people have asked how they can help.  Well I have given that quite a bit of thought.  There are a lot of restrictions we have to work within.  While he is in the hospital, there really won't be much need.  But I am told no plants or florals allowed.  Cards are acceptable, jokes, an e-mail a day, an encouraging word.  I was thinking a vocab word a day (cure for Chemo brain),  If anyone has a surf movie to lend, that would be cool. It's simple things that will work. When he gets home,  well that will be another story and I will provide a list of things that would be a help and much appreciated.  But the most favored help is prayer.
Until next time,
Hopeful Believer