Fact for the day: the stem cells are setting up shop in Kurt's bone marrow--that takes approximately 12+ days, for some people, shorter time; for others, longer. After that they hope his blood count will go up to get back to normal. Kurt wasn't normal to begin with! (joke). They have him on an anti rejection medicine so his body accepts the stems cells.
For those who've asked me about his heart, I asked the oncologist to contact the U of C cardiologist to make sure Kurt's ticker his okay. Everyone seems to be concerned about the stem cells, forgetting about the incident in Nov. We don't need another surprise or set back.
Yesterday Kurt went for a walk, ate breakfast, lunch and dinner. One of the other patients referred to walking like the polar bears in the zoo, pacing back and forth, back and forth, up and down the hall way. Makes you appreciate the North Pole, I mean Chicago.
Today Kurt has been sleeping--nasty headache and nausea--part of this bad rollercoaster ride. I'm sure he just wants to get off.
That's it for now. Bon jour mi amigos.
-jani
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Hey "Flo" Proud of you. Please keep up those nursing skills, "Yo Momma" is only getting older in spite of denial .
Keep us informed with the blog or else we'll have to call.
Love you both. Mother/Carla
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