Friday...Not much to report...

Trish had a great birthday day. Her night did not bring much sleep though. They redrew her blood. They also gave her platlets in the wee hours of the night. Her blood counts are nearly at nadir. I think, I'll start asking the nurses for a printout starting tomorrow and start the new chart as soon as they start to come up.

I missed rounds this morning, but Trish tells me that Dr. Meade is still happy with the way her skin looks and that her liver counts still appear to be tranding down and that is good. I saw the fellow on duty last night before I left and he said that they are trending down, but that they are still pretty high. He thinks as long as the move downward, Dr. Meade will take a relaxed approach to considering other treatment options.

Trish is still resting and I am working. I have a feeling this will be a slow day, because of her last night. Yesterday, she walked fairly well. It was the first day since she has been readmitted that I felt I didn't have to have my arms around her o keep her from falling.

I think we are making the turn, but as with anything medical, you really can't relax. Just when you think things are good, they can change the other way. It's not that I am not optimistic. I am very optimistic, but I am also realistic....It is still too early to know what the next week will bring.

Oh one more good note. Trish hates me. I couldn't be happier.

That is she hates the fact that I have been following doctors orders and plying her with every possible calorie I can find or sneak into her water or whatever. The silver lining? She has gained weight. The last reported weight was 74.9 and drum roll please......My beautiful wife is up to a grand 77 pounds. Now that is a positive number, I just hope she will continue to grow. She is complaining of stomach aches, but I am hopeful that that is just because she is not accustomed to having food moving through the system.

Trish has also been calling herself the human "bug light", because her bald crown is bright yellow. The bright yellow is starting to fade, but is still very obvious in her eyes.

For a guy with not much to say today, I sure said a lot. Have a great weekend and as always, Thanks for all your support.