Hooray! 6th dose of chemo was given and dad is done receiving! He has a LONG way to go before he is fully recuperated from this round. He could get discharged as soon as tomorrow, however he will still need blood products, platelets, and he must stay close to the hospital and continue to be monitored for any infection. He is weak and extremely fatigued. His white blood cell count this morning was 1.2, which is good - at this point we want it to get as close to .1 as possible to wipe out all cells and for the marrow to start making new, healthy ones. It will take about a full three weeks to get the marrow down to nothing, then to start building up again and feeling human once more.
As you can imagine, this takes a toll on one's inner motivation and fuel power. My dad needs you all to put some more fuel in his tank and encourage him to keep fighting, and keep powering through. Please take the time to wish him well, comment on this blog, comment on our facebook pages, send him a text, send my mom a text, send him an email to me and I can forward it on (jmbnight@gmail.com), anything. Words of encouragement and prayer are the best thing for him right now.
Thanks so much guys!
Hang in there buddy you're in the final stretch finish line ahead.
ReplyDeleteThinking and praying for you and louise daily. Stay strong so you can get the heck out of there and get home
Love you guys
Jim
Hi Bill, we're glad to hear it's your last round...just a few months of healing and you can put this behind you! That's awesome!
ReplyDeleteLarry and Judy Menna