Easy Walking

The day started out busy and ended busy! First appointment was with lab at 9:00, appt. with an orthotics specialist at 9:15, a physical therapy appointment at 11:15, and then up to the clinic at 6:30 p.m. to have TPA instilled in one of the lines on Dave's Hickman catheter! The lab had a difficult time drawing blood through one of the lines, so they put TPA (an anti-clotting agent) into it. That has to remain in for at least 2 hrs., then they will draw it out, so we will go back to the clinic at 8:30 and have that done. Ripley and I will walk up with him. Dave will begin taking Coumadin (a blood-thinner) for awhile. Great news is that the brace they gave him for his foot has really helped a lot; it is much easier for Dave to walk and, believe me, we do a lot of that! We had a wonderful visit with my sister and brother-in-law. Dave and Gary sat for 3 hrs. people-watching while Dawn and I spent 3 hrs. in Macy's just roaming around. Tomorrow is our conference with the transplant team to discuss what the next step is. We will receive the results from the PET scan and other tests. We are a little bit anxious, but that's to be expected, and we pray that things look good. I know your prayers help too - thank you.