"Just the Facts"--Past the 3 week benchmark for needing blood. Feeling a little better each day. Waiting for strenth to show up. Need periodic protien infused to help beat off any lurking infections.
I never believed that the 3week marker for needing blood would come and go and that the level would actually increase during the lab reports!!! We are now at 3.5 weeks without needing blood and counting. This is just fabulous news and although expected at some point, caught us by surprise. So now we are really watching to see just how long we go before needing blood. This is going to be an exciting week. Meanwhile we will try to keep all the other levels up by watching our food and liquid intake and working on our exercise with walking. At the beginning of this journey I mentioned just how healthy B was. This continues to be evident still in spite of all the side effect issues he has endured. He get his blood drawn twice a week now, down from 3 times and those lab reports are awesome. Great readings for cholesterol,glucose,blood pressure, liver and kidneys. We have a lot to be thankful for!
Our next big hurdle will be getting back on the road. We never expected our oldest daughter to turn her life inside out during this time but that has sort of happened. She basically had to give up her job to help care for her dad, all this happily and without complaints. But 8months later she needs to get back to work and that will be happening next week. We are very excited for her and yet we will still have some schedule hurdles to overcome. B is hoping to be released to drive, I'm not so sure he is ready,but he will have to get going sometime. I am not worried as we have been so well cared for up to this point. We have learned to take one day at a time, yet with a hope for tomorrow. We have come a long way and still have a ways to go, but we have seen so much love and grace along the way. It has been amazing and such an encouragement to B. I never tire of saying thank you for all your prayers!
Until next time,
Hopeful Believer.
