THE GOOD STUFF


By Monday morning it was very obvious that Kristin was in need of a transfusion of red blood cells. She said, "I am so tired of being tired!" The weekend was long and she had barely energy to eat let alone get up off the couch. Her HGB count was 7.8 and she was as pale was they come, including gums, lips, fingernails, etc. So, after they did labs and a type and cross, she got the "Good Stuff." After the first unit, her lips began to pink up and by the end of the second unit she looked so much better and was beginning to feel so also. We also received vincristine via an iv push. Kristin's WBC is still low .4, and that means we still have to keep her away from people and places, but I have a feeling it will be recovering any day .While we were there we watched more Doris Day movies courtesy of Marilyn Malvey. thanks Marilyn!

On Saturday, we wanted to get her out of the house because she has been "grounded" for sometime now. So, we got some take out from Bajio and ate it at the park. Then, we headed for the drive and watched X Files in the back of the truck with the Hames. (i would not recommend the movie even if you are a fan, but it was the only movie playing we had not seen) It was a perfect night for a drive-in movie, just the right temperature, no wind! Al brought his surround
sound and we had plenty of blankets and pillows. (actually some of them flew out of the truck on the freeway and Darren and Cody had to run and go get them!) All in all, it was nice to get her out even though she was soooo tired.

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