Day +20

It is so good to see Bill improving with each day. His white blood count is now up to 4.7.....normal is 4.0-11.0. His Hemoglobin is 11.2 .....normal is 14.0-18.0. His platelet count is 114...normal is 140-440. You can see that his blood is coming along nicely. It is most likely Frank's blood that is giving these good reading....... it is Bill's blood now! The nurse said today that the fact that they have the same blood group is helping with the grafting. They are so pleased with his progress , that he will get a day off this week. This means he will not have to go to the hospital for his I.V.fluids and Magnesium and blood work. In place of his hospital visit, a pharmacist will come to
our apartment and bring a pump and fluids and teach me how to administer it. He will eventually get down to three days at the hospital ,the other days his fluids will be administered at home. It will be a relief not to have to go to the hospital every day. We look forward to getting the odd sleep in!! Frank we can not thank you enough for giving Bill a whole new chance at life. God has blessed our family so much.

His appetite is almost back to normal. He had steak, mushrooms ,asparagus and baked potato for dinner. Now tell me is that not getting close to normal!

We continue to enjoy our apartment. We have a beautiful view of the Houston skyline and Galleria Mall from our living room. It serves to remind us that there is a normal life out there and we are hurrying up to join it.

Our thanks as always for your prayers and messages . You are helping us on the road to normal living.