Thursday and blood is on its way

Dear Friends and Family,

8:25 Nan is resting and watching CSI Las Vegas. She is getting her Lovequin now and only two more nights and then she will be done with this round. We are looking forward to her being off the Lovequin and hope her GI can start to function more normally.

We experienced the ultimate in kindness this morning. As you might remember last night the blood bank was requesting additional blood to track down an antibody in Nan's blood. The type and cross could not be completed due to lack of enough blood in the sample we gave yesterday. ERRRR. They wanted us to drive back in again last night and do another sample. Nan was not up to an additional 3 hours of travel. We went round and round with the blood bank. Finally I decided to try to ask our visiting nurse if she might be able to come and take a sample and then I could drive it in. She was more than willing and came about 6:30 this morning, took the sample and then drove it to Concord and the lab as a courtesy. What an act of love that was. Later today the hospital called and confirmed they had the blood ready and Nan could have the transfusion on friday. So tomorow morning we drive to Concord for the transfusion. I won't be able to stay with Nan this time as I have appointments in Modesto and Escalon but then I will head back and pick her up from the hospital. Nan is looking forward to this day at the hospital, she is really ready for some new blood. Hopefully they will give her some extra fluids too to make up for what she has been losing through the throwing up.

Today Sylvia came to spend the day with Nan. She arrived about when I was leaving for Daly City and she and Nan had a good day. They played games, had to call Sharon to learn some of the rules, Nan had a couple hot drinks, watermelon, drank water and spent the whole day doing things. At about the time I got home Syliva was leaving and Nan had just moved upstairs so she could rest. When I came up to let her know I was home she was very much asleep. Later she called me on the intercom to remind me of the Lovequin. Sylvia was a great help today and really made the day liveable for Nan. Plus Syliva brought some very yummy food which ended up being my dinner tonight. Thanks, thanks, thanks.

Please remember Nan in your prayers this evening. Concerns include: fluids from the incision continue to flow, creatin levels are up, hydration is down, blood sugar levels are up some, vomiting several times a day and night, low hemoglobin.

Thanks for your caring and your prayers.

We heard from Sharon today and she is safely back at work and rested. It seems our week went so fast that she was here, way to fast. Now we miss her.

Hope to see you soon,

love

tim and nan