Thursday 12/07/2006
Karen picked me up from the airport and we stopped to get some dinner before heading to the hospital. If you are wondering about the picture of the lady in a suit sitting on her desk, I can explain. She was in a picture hanging on a wall in one of the halls at the hospital and she reminded me of the Cunningham Muffins Video. The remainder of the pics in this section are of Bryan and me playing with the phone on my new camera. Between the radiation and the chemo, Bryan's immune system sucks - which is why anybody that enters his room must wash their hands, put on a mask and gloves. It seems like it would be difficult to sleep in the gloves and mask, but surprisingly you get used to it rather quickly.
Friday 12/08/2006
Bryan got unhooked from all of his tubes this morning for a shower, so we decided to go for a walk. Bryan told me that his doctor told him that he could go outside, but not to tell the nurses because they would make too big of a deal about it. We went outside for a little bit (without telling the nurses where we were going), but the whole time we were outside I thought Bryan was lying to me so that he could go outside for a bit. Because of this, I brought him back in after just a short time outside. It turns out that he wasn't lying to me (as anybody that knows him should have known). The views around the hospital are beautiful - check out the mountain view from the main lobby on his floor.
Saturday 12/09/2006
Today, Bryan doesn't get any chemo or radiation. I think he's done with all that for a while. We went out for a longer walk outside today (so I don't feel as guilty for cutting the walk short yesterday). He started the day with just 4 iv pumps, by the end of the day, he had 7.
Monday 11/11/2006
Bryan's dad, sister, and friend (Nathaniel) arrived Sunday and are staying for the week. It seems like everybody being there to visit really put Bryan in good spirits. His mom also sent an electric train, which was set up in the hall. The nurses made us put it away because of safety issues after a while. We also got Bryan a lady bug hat, that you can tell by the pic that he really loved it.
Tuesday 11/12/2006
Today Bryan gets his new bone marrow! We were all there anticipating the transplant to start at 9am. It doesn't start until later in the afternoon. Today is considered Bryan's new birthday.
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