Thursday, August 21, 2008

THURSDAY AUGUST 21.2008

HI EVERYONE,



MY FIRST DAY SINCE RECEIVING CELLS IS GOING GREAT. THE DOCTOR SAID I WAS A PRIZE PATIENT TODAY SO I'M GOING TO RUN WITH THAT. HE ASKED ME IF I GOT TIRED OF HEARING HIM TALK(ASKING ME "HOW ARE YOU QUESTIONS") BECAUSE HE SURE WAS TIRED OF HEARING HIMSELF. I DONT HAVE ANYTHING REAL SPECIAL THAT I HAVE TO DO OTHER THAN WAIT AND SEE HOW MY BODY AND THE NEW CELLS TAKE TO EACH OTHER. THEY SAY ABOUT 14-21 DAYS MIGHT GIVE US A CLUE. I HAVE A COUPLE OF ANTI-REJECTION DRUGS THAT I TAKE, ANTIOBIOTIC AND FOR 4 DAYS I HAVE ANOTHER VIAL OF CHEMO THEY GIVE. I JUST HAD MY FIRST VIAL OF CHEMO A FEW MINUTES AGO, THEY SAY IT SHOULDNT MAKE ME SICK.



I HAD A NICE SURPRISE THIS AFTERNOON, CLEO, GAY AND ABBY (ROBERTS) STOPPED IN TO SEE ME. FOLLOWED MY NORA THE CHAPLIN. WE ARE EXPECTING COY THIS AFTERNOON. JEFF WAS HERE TO ENTERTAIN US LAST NITE, WHAT A CARD HE CAN BE.

HI, I'M BACK COY IS HERE AND MY FRIEND STACI STOPPED BY, SHE SAID THAT THEY TOLD HER SHE MAY GET TO GO HOME AS EARLY AS NEXT WEEK(SHE WILL BE 21 DAYS OUT FROM TRANSPLANT BY THEN). THEY JUST MOVED FROM PARKER TO LITTLETON TO BE CLOSER TO THE HOSPITAL FOR WHEN SHE GETS OUT. THATS EXCITING NEWS. JUST TALKED TO DEBBIE HER TRANSPLANT IS SCHEDULED FOR THE FIRST OF OCT, AND WE HAVENT HEARD FROM KATHY FOR A WEEK OR SO, BUT SHE WAS DOING WELL THE LAST WE KNEW.

TALK TO YOU TOMORROW. LOVE BRENDA AND CHICKEN

5 comments:

Liz said...

Sounds like things are going good and it is so nice that Cleo, Gay, & Abby got to visit you. Nothing better than friends and family showing you love. Remember you are loved by all of us. ~HUGS from HOME~
Liz~
Kye says HI!!! And he hopes you are OK?

Vickie said...

Glad to hear things are going so well. Keep up the good work and stay strong.
We just got back from WW. We can't wait until you are back with us. The girls there say hi and they are praying for you.
I'm off to bed. I'll talk to you tomorrow.
Love ya,
Vicie

tateandstaci said...

Good morning! Glad to hear everything is going good! Keep going strong. Love, Staci and Tate

jaltaffer said...

Good morning, Brenda,

So glad that everything is going well for you. I pray for you every day and check your blog all the time... Stay strong and take care. Julie

Joanne said...

I'm so glad to hear that you are doing so well. Glad the chemo didn't make you sick and only four vials this time!
I'm off to see Carol and Gary's cabin near Platte tomorrow. It should only be about a 3 hour drive from here. Should be a fun weekend.
Keep up the good work and keep amazing those doctors.
Love, Joanne