Dad is still at the hospital (it's 8:58pm). He would say they "dilly dicked" around with him all day. They did a pulmonary test and then a cardiac dye test this afternoon. Finally, they got his numbers back and decided his hemoglobin and hemocrit were a little low, so why not transfuse him before he leaves. That takes 4 hours once the blood comes up. I am for the transfusion - means he'll be good for several days.
It's been a grueling, emotional, up and down kind of day and I, for one, will be relieved when he's home in his bed tonight snuggled up with his cat. I think he needs his R&R from the hospital and a reminder that his life is not leukemia. It's not the hospital. This disease is so all consuming that you forget there is a world outside those sterile and poorly painted walls.
He will still meet with his doctor on Friday as an outpatient and they plan to discuss his options for a bone marrow transplant. He also has some information on a research study they are doing with some medication that acts as an inhibitor to the leukemia coming back. He has to weigh all the information he has and determine what his best course of treatment will be in conjunction with his physicians.
For tomorrow, though, we're all taking a break - so no new post. This will be the final post for this round. If and when my Dad ever goes back in the hospital for another extended stay, we'll start back at Day 1. For tomorrow and Friday, they are just days now, not numbers. Thank you GOD.
I will be attending Holy week masses and praying for all of you who have so diligently prayed for us. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Your support is humbling. Love ya.
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