Day +20

Today was almost a carbon copy of yesterday except Wade was here for part of the day. The wbc is now 0.64. ANC - 390 ! The ANC has to be at least 500 for a few days before you get to go home. The Hgb/Hct is the same. Platelets are down to 58,000 but since they were above 50,000 Dale played basketball and ran around the room again. He said his stomach muscles were sore from doing sit ups. Our BMT dentist/friend brought Dale a stationary foot pedal thing like on a bike but it is just the pedal part so it doesn't take up too much room. We are both looking forward to trying it in the morning. The hospital teacher was absent today so Dale worked on his own today. Later this evening, Wade and Dale watched the NCAA basketball tournament until it was time for Lost. Dale watched Lost while I changed his central line dressing. He doesn't seem to mind as much when I peel the tape off his skin when he is watching tv. The other day I peeled it too fast and took some of the skin off too. This can be a source of infection so I had to apply topical antibiotics until it formed a scab. It looks better today. We are grateful for these uneventful days . Thank you for your prayers.