Thursday +62 (10:30 PM)

Jackie had another good day today. She had little or no back pain and very little nausea. She did experience a lower energy level today . This is likely due to a decrease in the RBC (Hbl) level. Her counts have trended down today. This is probably due to the growth factor shots being discontinued. Hopefully they will stabilize before dropping too low.

With regard to levels her RBC (Hgl) level was at 9.9 today compared to yesterday's record 11.3. Her WBC count decreased to 2.7 from yesterday's 5.1. Her platelets also declined to 125 from the prior day's 150. The large drop in the WBC count can be directly attributed to the stoppage of the growth factor shots.

This evening we had a wonderful dinner with the other Tulsa couple living in the building. She will be undergoing an autologous stem cell transplant next week.

Of course the girls will be arriving tonight as a surprise to Jackie. They will arrive in the middle of the night and will be in the apartment next door. Jackie has no idea they are coming and it will be a complete surprise. I plan to have them come in just before we leave for the morning hospital appointment. I'll try to get some video I can post.

Until later....

Bruce and Jackie
From Rochester, MN