My Dad has been doing really well. He hasn't needed blood since he got out of the hospital before Easter, however, he is going in tomorrow for a couple pint refills. They have tentatively scheduled him to come back into the hospital on May 10th.
This will be for his Bone Marrow Transplant round.
The first thing they will do is start chemo, bring his body back down to nothing, and then the donor (who's in Europe somewhere), will donate on the 16th. They plan to do the transplant on the 17th, I think.
After that we deal with the side effects from chemo on top of the side effects from the transplant. He'll be taking anti-rejection drugs and probably more antibiotics to fight off any potential infections as they are part of the risks you submit to when undergoing this type of treatment.
May 10th is also Lydia's 5th birthday. We seem to making family milestones out of birthdays these days. Dad was pretty much officially diagnosed Feb 2-3, his Mom's birthday. My birthday followed right after he started round one of Chemo. Now Lydia's birthday. We can hope that he's home again by the twins birthday on July 3rd or at the latest by Carl's birthday, July 16th.
This week marks a milestone for Quinn, though. She'll be making her First Communion on Saturday, April 24th. I can't believe how fast it has arrived. I have so much to do before then. I somehow, stupidly, emptied all the back shelves in my storage room and have been digging through 18 bins of clothes for the garage sale on May 17th. I have a lot to get done before Dad goes back in the hospital so that my summer isn't about having these chores hanging over my head on top of trying to visit him and take care of the kids, while having the summer of their lives swimming and playing.
Keep praying, keeping lighting candles at your churches, keep us in your thoughts as we gear up for this next chapter.
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