Another day -another 344 millgrams of Busulfan - and about 40 or 50 other pills

Actually, today was a carbon copy of yesterday, with a few interesting incidents.  After the first two blood draws of the morning, Dani and I went upstairs to check in with the doctor and have her vital signs  taken.  After a check of temperature and blood pressure, and a chat to discuss any questions we might have, we headed down to the lab for the next...blood draw.  Today they were two hours apart, some better than the last two days.  Dani is becoming very fond of her Hickman line.  No pokes for blood tests anymore.  Well that trip ended up being the excitement of the day.  We got about 50 feet from the door of the exam room and Dani says "Oh, I'm going to be sick", and then she WAS!  They say there's a first time for everything and I guess this was the first time for her to throw up in a garbage can and on the carpet in the hallway.  Her doctor Stephanie (I don't know if that is spelled correctly, she is German) had just arrived and still had her jacket on and her handbag on her arm, and there she is holding out a trashcan to catch what she could and help Dani.  The nurses were great!  They simply put a towel over the spot on the carpet, took Dani into a room, helped her wash up and rest, and off we went to the next blood draw.  She didn't loose any of the chemo drug but we had to have her retake some of her regular morning meds.  Oh, well, at this point, what's a few more pills and capsules.

The dizzies seemed some better today, but now we have Drowsy Dani.  She is getting very tired and lethargic and has a hard time keeping those baby greens open.  (Sounds different if you don't have blue eyes doesn't it?)  She is still in good spirits and trying to be a good sport, but she is one tired puppy.
We came home from the clinic and she has been sleeping all afternoon.  We did have a nice visit from a young couple that belong to the Ward that we live in.  They came and brought us the sacrament, and told us some things that happened at Church meetings today since we couldn't attend.  It was a very special few moments on our Sabbath day.  We appreciate their effort.

We talked with Vic (Dad and husband) and wished him a Happy Father's Day.  Hope all of you fathers out there had a wonderful day and felt loved and appreciated.  Vic sounds like he is recuperating from his adventure of last week.  We are grateful to many for taking care of him and of Pinetop.  For some of you who don't know, Vic and I are the caretakers of the camp in Idaho City that is owned by the Church.  It is a very busy time, and our friends and neighbors just stepped in and took care of everything.  Such are the blessings of having such good family and friends.

We have one more day of these fun and games.  We have only one blood draw tomorrow and one visit with the doctor and we get to come back to the apartment and nap; and nap; and nap.  At least,I'm pretty sure that's what Dani has in mind.  We will keep pouring the liquids down her and punctuate that with pills and more pills, and then......bright and early on Tuesday we will travel to University of Washington hospital and begin the next chapter in this adventure.  So, I'll say bye for now, and love to all.

MOM