It Seems Like Forever

I can't remember when our life wasn't dictated by cancer, which involves doctor visits, chemo treatments, blood workups and now transfusions.

Ron's blood count Thursday was very bad. Doctor ordered transfusions of red blood cells (RBCs) and platelets for Friday. As always, the medical issues involve long stories that I'm not in the mood to write about. To get to the point, yesterday was a very very long day.

We were at Memorial Hospital by 7:30 AM. Ron was too weak to walk; I got a wheel chair. By 10 AM he was hooked up and RBCs were running into him. That sounds simple, but there was blood drawn, antigens cross checked and waiting to find out if there was blood locally or if we would have to wait until some came in from Syracuse (3 hours away!).

Once he was good to go, so to speak, I took off to do some planned shopping. I got a new cell phone; canceled Sprint/Nextel (HATE that company) and went with Verizon. Got a cool phone and am having fun playing with it.

Then went to Best Buy and got my new laptop computer. I love it!!! Another tech toy that makes me happy. It's gonna rock with speed and power, and I can't wait until we're hooked up to Verizon's faster Internet connection and I can sit downstairs and write.

Both phone and computer were planned purchases. Love it when a plan comes to fruition.

Ron's transfusion didn't go quite as planned. A very long story; not gonna write it here. Nuf to say that they didn't get both bags of RBCs into him and we have to return to the hospital Monday by 8:45 AM. They SHOULD have gotten both bags into him and because they didn't, Ron again has to get up early and we have to drive the 28 miles to the hospital.

Again I have issues with the medical establishment, and I will be following through with Ron's oncologist.

The good news is that Ron is feeling better. Far far far from 100%, but he is breathing better (when low on RBCs, one gets very breathless); he is more alert; he is talking more; he slept less today.

Michele is on vacation so I don't have Ember care for at least the next week and a half and maybe two weeks. I haven't seen Em since Tuesday, but tomorrow Michele and Em are coming down for a visit. (That's an indication of how much better Ron is feeling.)

Weather - Second rainest June on record. It's still raining, mixed with sun.

Exercise - Does worry and crying count as exercise? Probably not, huh. Shopping does, though. :--)

Random thoughts - When I reach the point in my life when I'm sick enough to need help, there won't be anybody here. Hopefully I'll check out easily and quickly. Why do people pray, finish their prayer with "Thy will be done," and wonder why nothing happens? I'm missing Mica's graduation party at Maureen's this weekend. Bummer.