Just another manic monday

Brian kept complaining that he didn't feel well yesterday and I thought he just over did it this weekend but turns out his counts were literally 'rock bottom'. He will be getting some more units of blood tomorrow. They were debating on whether or not to give him platelets because those were very low but we are attempting to go with out a platelet transfusion. His white blood cells (WBC's) were very LOW, so that means extra sanitizing for this girl. Going to the Iowa Game probably wasn't the best idea but at least I had him covered head to toe so if someone did cough on him it wasn't getting on his skin!

Brian attempted work today and made it a half day. He was bummed he couldn't work a full day but when he came home I could tell he was not feeling so good. He was very pale, fatigued, and quiet. I felt bad for him so we went and made a TCBY run. He goes in spurts on food cravings and the past two nights have been ice cream. He is still has a funky eating thing...some days his appetite is good other days not so much. Sat. night/sun. morning he woke up STARVING...and made him self a huge salad. Not my midnight snack of choice, but he was so hungry he woke me up scarfing it down (with a brownie on the side).

After ice cream we stopped by Hy-vee to grab a pain med prescription and we were waiting in line and one of the pharmacist saw us told us to come to the side and she checked us out. I guess that is the perk of constantly being at Hy-vee they all know us by name so we get 'red carpet service'.

On Friday when we went to Iowa City we got to visit our friend Carolyn. Brian and Carolyn became close during there treatments at Methodist together. She is now in the middle of her transplant. We were able to go up to the 7th floor and see Brian's future home. Carolyn warned us it would be overwhelming, and even with a warning it was still overwhelming. It was nice to visit with her for a bit. We pray for her every night and hope that she recovers quickly and stays healthy so she can get out soon. It was nice to see what the transplant is all about before we go, somewhat peace of mind. The fear of the unknown is the worst part about fighting cancer so taking one small piece out of the unknown is a huge relief. We realize now how careful we are going to have to be to make sure Brian is safe and stays healthy.

Brian has been curled up on the couch all night sleeping but he wanted a quick update posted.

Words can't express how thankful we are for all your prayers and cards. It helps mentally to have a mailbox of cards to come home to, especially when things change. Thank you for thinking of us. Keep the prayers, verses, comments, and cards coming Brian really does love them and some days he relies on your strength to get through.