DAY +2

Day + 2 and things are good.

I want to start by thanking Kim and Claudia for posting the photos for me. I couldn't do it from here so they helped me out. Sorry they are so small but I took them with my cell phone.

Today the challenge of walking 10 laps around the unit was met!!! Thank goodness. He did it... and half of it without persuasion. He's so tired and weak that he'd really like to just stay in bed. Of course we cannot let that happen. We know the more he lays in bed and does not get exercise the weaker he's going to get. His white blood cells are pretty much non-existent now, so he's extremely susceptible to so much that he needs to really be careful. The exercising is going to make him stronger so he can fight off whatever illness might try to invade his body...and moving around helps the new cells move and will encourage the en-graftment. So basically we've been really trying to encourage him to get moving. Was it my nagging or was it the very cute young nurse telling him she had confidence that he could get 10 laps in today????

The mucositis in his mouth (it's like thrush) is starting to take over so he really doesn't want to even swallow sometimes. Eating is really tough, so he's drinking Ensure right now. Unfortunately, they keep telling us this is going to continue to get worse until his counts go up...so we're looking at 8 to 12 more days of mucositis. DANG!

I'm so proud of him. His physical strength is low but his spirit is high! He has so much courage that he continues to amaze me all the time. He's a true inspiration!!

peace, love and happiness until tomorrow