Day + 45 It's Saturday, right?

It is amazing how quickly I lose track of days of the week. For awhile it was because every day was the same: get up, go to the hospital, go back to the hotel, go to bed and then start all over again. Once Peter was discharged from the hospital it was the same for about a week, and then we started getting days off which made every day Monday and for the second week now we have had appointments on Sunday which is totally screwing me up. I am not complaining about the reason for the days off - Peter is doing better - I just wish I could keep track of time better. Maybe I should write the day of the week on my hand!

As I mentioned before, Peter keeps getting better - check out his blog - I am sure he has recorded all his counts. If we could just keep his magnesium levels up, that would be great. Since beans are high in magnesium, I figured that if we made 12 bean soup that would help. So, we bought the bean soup mix, soaked the beans as directed, cooked them in the crock pot as directed and guess what, they weren't ready. We ended up cooking them on the stove for at least another hour and they are still a bit crunchy. Sure hope the mag. went up!

Saw "The Golden Compass" Thursday. There were actually 8 of us in the theater. The movie was interesting. There is supposed to be alot of symbolism in the movie; as usual, I missed most of the symbolism. I think the reason many people think it is anti-Christian is because in the movie everyone has an animal companion that is their soul. That is ok, except they are referred to as their "demons". That could be the problem.

Tomorrow we need to be at the clinic at 9AM. Hopefully only need magnesium at the most. They have been reducing Peter's meds and if this trend continues he may be off his blood pressure and diabetes meds - both of which were in response to the transplant and all the other stuff associated with the transplant.

Our friend who needs to start over will begin next Sat. She will be having her transplant as an out patient. If all goes well, she will be here another 2-3 months. She is a great role model for us, keeping a positive attitude and doing her best to keep everyone else's spirits up also. Please keep her in your prayers - her name is Toni.

Thanks,

Wendy