Jour +5: almost zero
Hi,
I'm posting for Claude, since he isn't feeling too well today. His white blood cell count is almost at zero, and his platelets are on the way down too. No fever yet, which is great . . . we are washing our hands all the time . . . Emile and Pascal both have a bad cough but so far Claude hasn't got it. When he's not at the hospital, Claude mostly camps out in the bedroom where we put a comfy chair for resting, reading or watching movies. He is focussing his energy on keeping as well as he can during the next couple of weeks (after which his counts should start to go back up once the new bone marrow begins to make cells). We go to the hospital every morning for blood work and medications. He hasn't needed platelets or blood yet, but likely will in the next few days. Unfortunately he has another blood clot from his most recent (third!!) catheter and his arm is really sore. Well, I guess that's most of the news. I had thought of posting a picture, but since this is the first time I've tried to add a post, I think I won't be too ambitious. Maybe next time.
Kate
I'm posting for Claude, since he isn't feeling too well today. His white blood cell count is almost at zero, and his platelets are on the way down too. No fever yet, which is great . . . we are washing our hands all the time . . . Emile and Pascal both have a bad cough but so far Claude hasn't got it. When he's not at the hospital, Claude mostly camps out in the bedroom where we put a comfy chair for resting, reading or watching movies. He is focussing his energy on keeping as well as he can during the next couple of weeks (after which his counts should start to go back up once the new bone marrow begins to make cells). We go to the hospital every morning for blood work and medications. He hasn't needed platelets or blood yet, but likely will in the next few days. Unfortunately he has another blood clot from his most recent (third!!) catheter and his arm is really sore. Well, I guess that's most of the news. I had thought of posting a picture, but since this is the first time I've tried to add a post, I think I won't be too ambitious. Maybe next time.
Kate
publié par tuttiquanti à 9:21 p.m.
7 Comments:
Hi Claude,
Great Website. It is nice to be able to see you and talk to you on the internet. Hope that you are doing well with the transplant.
Claude,
Keep up your spirits and remember hope is a good thing.
Cheers,
Alan
Dear Claude,
I greatly admire your extraordinary courage, exceptional bravery and invincible spirit.
All those you have experienced and those you are going to conquer just remind me of a Chinese saying: " The difficulty, as well as the illness, is like a piece of spring. When you are strong and try to keep on, it will be weak and definitely give in."
All the best to you.
With the warmest regards,
Hang and the family.
Hi Claude,
It is very nice that we can now see you and learn your progress from the Web. Hope after this almost zero period, the new marrow will start to thrive, and you’ll be back to us again--very soon.
Best wishes,
Ming
Claude,
I think about you and your family often. I'm often wondering how you are coping with your illness and what I can do to help support you. I'm really glad that you've set up this blog so that we can better understand what you are going through and so we can express our support. Everyone I've talked to has expressed how striking the optimistic, spirited way you are dealing with this is. It really is inspirational.
Best wishes over the next few days. We are all standing behind you.
Jason
Hi again,
Anjali and I (Shalini) are reading your blogs.
Here's 2 riddles from Anjali for you to share with your son.
"What question can you ask all day and get completely different answers, yet all the answers are correct?"
A: "what time is it?"
"How many days of the week start with the letter T?"
A: "Four - Tuesday, Thursday, today and tomorrow"
From Anjali
Continue à te refaire une santé. On t'embrasse très fort.
Anne-Marie,Loïc, Maèva et Bob
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