Haven't posted in a few days, so I probably need to bring everyone up-to-date. Last Thursday's chemo was a "go", as John had good bloodwork and the neutrophil levels, which had previously been too low, are still up in the normal range. The best part of the day, however, was a return visit with Gracie (our canine friend), who walked up to John's chair, jumped up in his lap, and went sound asleep. If I didn't know better, I would swear John was purring...LOL!!!
With the Christmas weekend approaching, we were able to get out of Cleveland on Friday, following the 11AM radiation treatment and remain at home until today. I enjoyed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services at my church, but because of concerns regarding John's immunity, we didn't participate in the usual Christmas festivities with my family....my Mom was sick and we just couldn't risk it. We did, however, have a nice quiet Christmas at home together, with my sister bringing us dinner on Christmas Day, and we spent the day relaxing and watching movies. It was a difficult weekend for John as he is just not feeling well these days....difficulty eating, absolutely no energy, etc.....he is just miserable.
Later this afternoon we'll head back to Cleveland for our final week of treatments. The plan is to return home for good this Friday, looking forward to beginning the recovery process and a better, healthier year in 2012.
What a pleasant surprise when we arrived back at Hope Lodge this evening....it seems Santa found us here, too. Outside our room was a huge gift bag filled with all types of goodies: candies, handcream, chapstick, hat, gloves, T-shirt, 2 teddy bears, a Christmas wall hanging (made by students of one of the local public schools), shower gel, and a handmade afgan!!! It is sometimes almost unbelievable the lengths they go to here to make your stay as pleasant and stress-free as possible. We, along with the other guests here, are constantly amazed, and so very thankful.
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