Valerie is peeling all over like a bad sunburn we aren’t sure if she is a snaky little snail or just a peely little snail but rash goes with it so she is happy to shed it!!!!!! Valerie was asked to be interviewed by the Hospital regulation and assessment group touring Scripps all week. Valerie generously praised all the nurses and Dr saying that even if she had to have Leukemia she has felt not only in good hands professionally but also cared for and loved by the staff. She said even though I’ve been very sick I can honestly think of much worse places to have to be. She made the nurses cry. That makes 5 times when nurses and one time when Dr have actually cried over her, either because she was in so much pain and discomfort and they wanted to be able to help her more or just because she is so sweet and loving to them all! That’s our little snail killing her zucchini's with kindness! Nobody but Valerie could be so sweet!!!!!!!
I was finally able to get my blood draw yesterday so I could be tested to see if I am Valerie's match. Thank goodness Vanessa's test is about a week and a half ahead of mine! I told Valerie that I was sending a Swedish snack for the vampire snail and my Mom said she hope I have some German "zucchini" eating pac men in there too. Oh dear, I think we are all getting a bit silly now.
She did not get to go home yesterday mostly because the doctor is waiting for the insurance to approve this really expensive shot that she has to have before she leaves. More red tape but at least she is safe. I realize I have not given you numbers for a while so here they are if you are keeping track. At the end of the consolidation chemo round she has 5,600 WBC's, 9,700 RBC's and 238,000 Platelets. This chemo is much different from the last round and all of these numbers are good.
Valerie received a beautiful snail fairy poster but it arrived with no name! She loves it and would like to know who sent it so please email her or let me know.
I was finally able to get my blood draw yesterday so I could be tested to see if I am Valerie's match. Thank goodness Vanessa's test is about a week and a half ahead of mine! I told Valerie that I was sending a Swedish snack for the vampire snail and my Mom said she hope I have some German "zucchini" eating pac men in there too. Oh dear, I think we are all getting a bit silly now.
She did not get to go home yesterday mostly because the doctor is waiting for the insurance to approve this really expensive shot that she has to have before she leaves. More red tape but at least she is safe. I realize I have not given you numbers for a while so here they are if you are keeping track. At the end of the consolidation chemo round she has 5,600 WBC's, 9,700 RBC's and 238,000 Platelets. This chemo is much different from the last round and all of these numbers are good.
Valerie received a beautiful snail fairy poster but it arrived with no name! She loves it and would like to know who sent it so please email her or let me know.
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