Moving Right Along

Things are actually happening faster than we expected. While in a meeting with the social worker today, our nurse interrupted us to let us know that Dave needed to go back to the lab because his blood counts were actually going up (a good sign), and it looks promising that they will start to harvest his stem cells within the next few days. We really didn't expect that until the end of the week, if even then. His CD34 (growth factor)is a little low so Dave will be receiving 2 Neupogen (growth factor) shots twice daily until that reaches the appropriate level. He did receive 1 unit of blood today as his hematocrit was also a little low. It is just amazing how thorough they are - we feel real good about that. Great news is that he has gained another 3 lbs! He's starting to look more like his "old self" again. His attitude still remains positive and even with "chemo brain" he still has a good sense of humor. Just a reminder that you may post a comment if you would like. You will see a link "comments" after each entry. We love hearing from everyone. Thank you so much!