Bone Marrow Cancelled Until Tomorrow

I went to see Kristy today as she was getting a little nervous. Last night she wasn't up to company since all she wanted to do was sleep. By the time I got there the parking deck was full so I went to the valet for the North Building and waited until they had room for me to pull in. You can go in on the ground floor that way and take the elevator on up to the 10th floor. Today I almost had express. Whee!! I go and get my gown. (O the yellow ones are the best. They are cooler)And get my gloves and open the door and she tells me they just told her it had been cancelled until tomorrow. I felt so deflated and I think she did too. So I stayed long enough to straighten up her room and while she was getting her shower the bone marrow transplant team came in to see her. So I got to talk to the Doctor. A very nice gentleman. He said the cells would not be in until this afternoon and they would have to make sure there were enough and that everything matched. I asked him about Kristy in comparsion to other patients as to everything that was happening. He reassured me that Kristy was doing just fine and was right were she was supposed to be. He said sometime one person may take a little longer, but that everything was fine. Kristy is feeling better today, but her stomach was still a little queasy and she is very tired. So I am back at work now and I may not be able to go tomorrow as Friday is a little busy. But we are almost there. Just please keep praying for her. Just ask God to keep an eye on her and let him know how much she is needed here. Eric really misses his mother. He wishes that she hadn't swallow that old bug so that she could come home. His bus driver is out sick too so I understand he has been misbehaving on the bus. So I guess we had better say a pray for him that he quietens down a little.

Just a little more info. Molly will be coming by train to Ashland from Elkhart Indiana to help with Kristy and the little ones. So maybe we can give grandma Barbara a break between us. This blog was set up by Molly in Elkhart RVing and get a few things done to the RV. She had planned on being back before Kristy went in on the 17th but things got slowed up on her end. She had already set their RVing back because our Mother had past away on Sept 8th. So Molly come on home we really need you. You have a way of livening things up with all the energy you have.

Today is not a good day

Yesterday I went and visited Kristy after work. Since they have started the chemo she has been more tired and they give her benadryl to help with side affects so she sleeps more. Her stomach is also upset so she spends alot of time in the bathroom. They have been taking her vitals more often too. Her blood pressure was up last night so they are keeping an eye on that. Her last round of chemo was to stop early this morning. We have been text messaging since I am at work and I haven't been getting answers back as quickly as usual. They have put her on oxygen. Usually that is from the chemo and benadryl making her blood pressure go up, her heart rate will increase and the oxygen helps make her more comfortable. This should all settle down shortly. The nurses are very good about looking in on her. The one thing about Kristy is that she doesn't want to ask for anything. She thinks she is a bother. When I'm there we don't talk alot. Of course for those of you that know me, I talk enough for two people. I know her throat hurts and I just try to make sure she doesn't need anything, and I take her clothes home to wash. There are so many things she can not have: chocolate, flowers, pepper, spicey foods. She sold her motorcycle, gave away her rats to Hanover County Pound, and I have her dog and cat. Of course she does not drive anymore so that means she doesn't have her job as a Hanover County School Bus driver. She will not be able to come to my house or any place with animals for 18 months. I believe she told me that she couldn't go out in public for 8 months. I couldn't go to the last bone marrow meeting as I had broncitus and couldn't go near her so I missed things that were told. One thing chemo affects is her memory. She doesn't remember if she has told me something or not.