Hurry up and wait!

Well, after we got the good news about stem cell donors (cord blood donors), and had all the dates set in our mind, we met with the radiologist and her lovely resident. (Ask Peter about his encounter with these two). And it seems that one of the radiation machines is broken so they cannot nuke as many people as before, so everything got pushed back a week.

That works out great for me because I can go to half of my stitcher's beach week. We have been going for 20+ years and if things were not changed, I would have gladly (sorta) missed the week. Peter wants me to go; I'll only be about 2 hours away, and he still feels fine. If he starts feeling funny, I will be home as fast as I can get the car loaded and drive back to Wilmington.

I've started to pack - two separate piles, one for the beach and one for Duke. It is not easy trying to decide what you might need for 3 months away. I plan on coming back to the house once a month to pick up/exchange clothes etc. I am also starting to pack Annie's (our cocker spaniel) bag. Thank goodness Heather has volunteered to keep her while we are away. When I dropped her off last week for the day and night, she was right at home and did not seem to be upset that I was leaving her.

Needless to say, the house looks like a bomb blew up in it. Hopefully it will look organized by the time I leave for the beach on Sunday. When I get home Wed. I will unload and drop off whatever I don't need. Then Thursday we will reload the car and head for Duke/Durham.

Peter gets his portacath out Friday the 19th and a Hickman catheter put in at the same time. From what we understand, this is a tube into one of the larger veins of the body. They can draw blood from it, and administer drugs and nutrients from it. After that we are free until Sunday at 11 when he gets admitted to Duke unit 9200.

I guess my writing is considered to be stream of consciousness, I'll try and do better.

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Hope everyone is having a great day!

Wendy

PS: If you know someone who is pregnant, ask them to consider donating the cord blood to the cord blood bank. Who knows who they may help!!