January 13, 2009

Today it was very evident that Sam's counts were low. He had a hard time getting out of bed, wouldn't eat, nauseated, no energy, and felt exhausted. It's definitely time for a blood transfusion.

We arrived at the hospital at nine this morning, Christine accessed his VAD, started him on saline and we waited for his blood to arrive. After the first transfusion you could see a visible difference in his coloring and was able to sit up, but he still needed another unit of blood. It takes about 3 hours to finish one bag. He slept all morning and later watched a movie. We arrived home about 4:15 and he had something to eat. What an incredible difference in him since this morning! We sure appreciate the many people who volunteer to donate blood. It is a tremendous gift and miraculous to see how it can transform someones life in just a few hours. I need to make blood donation a regular part of my schedule too.

Time to make dinner...just thought I`d let you know that Sam is doing much better after 2 very long days. He`s been in hospital for day treatments 6 out of the last 9 days. He has one week to recuperate before his next treatment...a little break will do him good.

Enjoy your evening,
Debbie