Yesterday Don had his CVC line put in and he was really sore afterwards. They removed his port, and there was too much scar tissue to put the CVC line in the same area. Thus he had to have it put in the other side of his chest. He had two very sore area's! They later admitted him to start his first chemo here. The chemo will be the same as he had at home to start. So he is tolerating it very well. He was joking with all the nurses alot today, so you know he is feeling good...LOL.
Today they send me to school! I had to learn to take care of his Central Venous Catheter. The class was an hour and a half long, and I have to repeat it again. No not because I failed it...Ha. Everyone gets to do it twice and then a nurse makes you show her what you learned. Not my cup of tea folks, I am not a good nurse, so you all pray for me.
Don will have chemo until Sunday afternoon and then they are gonna cut him loose for awhile. He will return to the hotel with me and be outpatient a few days. He will go in for a blood test daily until they say his stem cell count is up enough for him to return to start his harvest.
It has been raining here all day. The outer rims of Hurricane Alex. Not really bad here though, just a steady rain. Today before my class started I had lunch downstairs and heard a young man playing guitar and singing in the lobby. It sure was nice for a few minutes to just relax, watch the rain outside and hear him sing. The whole atmoshpere here is so different than any other hospital I have ever been in. It gave me some time quiet time with the Lord. I feel Him close to me alot. Must be all those precious prayers that we know are being lifted up for us.
Thanks to all our family and friends for those prayers.
Love all of you,
Don and Kathi
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