Sunday, March 7, 2010 12:49 PM, CST

Mark has just announced it is after 12. Okay, so now what? Do you want to eat, nap, or ?

He is especially funny on this medication.

Every trip brings new interest, this time it is the search for the best hamburger. The hospital dining hall was winning until we went to Shorty Smalls. But now he has heard of others to check out…………

His daily appointment at the clinic is at 2, which gives us lots of morning time to be lazy. He is on the porch trying to find the sunshine as I write this. We walked for a bit earlier but his energy level is waning. This is the third day with Mrs. Hall and the oral chemo. He is again very pink and very round - as of yesterday he had gained 8 pounds. We are very pleased to be on 7C again as the nurses are very familiar with Mark and are watchful that we don’t have the same drama that occurred last time. The nurses say they always remember the trouble makers!

He is on the same medications as before less the Melphalan. It is the bad boy that causes mouth sores. The doctor says it is 25% less chemo than before which translates to no Melphalan with everything else the same.

We have seen a few familiar faces, Bob from Panama City is ready to go home. He had his first transplant the same day as Mark and has done great! Mike from Little Rock and Curtis from North Carolina are both just now recovering from the awful pneumonia that went through the clinic while we were home. There is still lots of sickness around so we are diligent in staying sanitized. Our other friends are due to arrive in the next weeks. They all had longer times at home to recover. We were saddened to learn that Mr. Papo from Greece passed away while he was at home. We will miss him and his family.

Guess I better sign off and find out what after 12 means…

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May God Bless,

Karen

Happy Birthday sweet baby Matthew and Miss Inez.
Also prayers for Uncle Mickey - hope he will be feeling better soon.