Thursday Update

Trish had a good day yesterday, but didn't sleep well. She was itchy all night long. The medicine they gave her at IPOP yesterday was different than the medicine that they prescribed for her to take last night. The prescribed med didn't work as well and Trish was up all night. We went over to IPOP this morning - even though we had the day off - so we could get a new prescription. They prescribed the same stuff she had during her visit yesterday and we hope that will give her a good sleep tonight. When we go back tomorrow we should get the results back from the RFLP test which will tell us how much of Trish's blood is hers and how much is her fireman's.

We met some folks at an ice cream social in the house last night. Nice folks, she was on the floor the same time as Trish and was released the same day as Trish -- she was autologous (used her own blood for transplant) -- so much less effects, they are going home to get their daughter ready to start college this weekend and will be back on Tuesday. They live near Hershey Pennsylvania.

You may remember me writing about our friends Joe and Annie. You may also remember me saying that Trish and I take each day one at a time and no matter how bad it gets, there is someone who is having a worse struggle than us. Joe and Annie are having that worse time at the moment and have the best attitude in face of adversity. She was recenly diagnosed with breast cancer and Joe's last treatment did not get his counts where they need to be for transplant. They are taking each day one at a time and praying for a good outcome. Please take some time today to pray for them, and their healing.