Day 0 - Stem Cell Transplant day

Bruce would be writing this but he has had trouble with his Vodem internet access so called to ask if I could do the blog...

Bruce is going really well - I look sicker than he does! They let me in with a mask.. just.... nurse muttering that what I have is more than just a light cold. Needless to say I didn't stay long as I began to cough and didn't want the indignity of being chucked out!

The cell transplant went well and he had only a small reaction to the preservative the cells were stored in which was great (some people spend the whole time vomiting as they go in). The long list of side effects that were supposed to happen over the time of the chemo haven't to this point although the cumulative effect is still working and his platelet count is still dropping so we wait and pray.

Bruce's Mum fell today getting onto a bus so has a very nasty wound on her lower calf/ankle which meant a trip to A & E to get that sorted. Fortunately nothing was broken so it just means trips back to have the Dr check for infection and probably some antibiotics for the next few days and then she can have it dressed daily at home by a nurse. Grateful with all that is going on that she is still able to hobble around her house and it's attached to ours!

Well I'm off to bed to try and kick this cold - rotten timing really with so much on....