Super gold card day

Love is.......being there for him

Thursday
Happy birthday
Happy Birthday Colin
65 today and he is in hospital but lovely  staff have come in and wished him the best
They even offered to push his bed down to the ferry for his free ride to  Waiheke.
He is feeling a bit better today but bit weak.  See how the day pans out.
I did not get time to make a cake which he couldn't eat or organise the present.
Getting the boys to look into it.
Slow progress.
Pleased to announce he ate all his meals and supplements and kept it down today.
After the shower and a hair wash,  all his hair has rubbed out and it is everywhere. Have changed the pillow cases twice.  Lucky his hair is not shoulder length! It even fell into his dinner. Now looking very bald again.

Thanks everyone for the good wishes

Friday 2 weeks since donor transplant

Colin's throat is really painful but more drugs will help.  Talk of a pain pump but not quite there yet.  Consultant said that his platelets are rising and the neutrophils which are rock bottom shouldn't be far behind.  Last night  his temperature rose but just dropped back before hitting 38 degrees.  Thank goodness because it would have been blood cultures from 3 lines and his arm,  urine sample and antibiotics for a week.  If he can stay along these lines without spiking a temperature  then going home won't be too far away. But we won't be counting chickens before they hatch. I have to keep trying with food as his weight is dropping.  He hasnt given up eating my concoctions yet though.  

Pm

He cant talk and sounds like a girl if he does. Wonder if his sister' s donor cells are taking over?  How things change so quickly.  His temperature  is threatening and his nausea returned and blood pressure high.  This is due to meds on meds so more tablets.  Hoping things settle tonight.  Unfortunately our friend David is very unwell and it is quite  emotional here. I wish for a better  tomorrow.   Colin  did spike a temperature and is on a small cocktail of drugs.  He wouldn't be able to drive on these mixers. 

Saturday 

Pleased to report Colin is feeling a tiny bit better today.  Think those antibiotics are working.  He wasn't Coughing up so much phlegm.  Couldn't get a good sleep the both of us.  Nursing him 2 hourly and pumping in fluids making him go to the toilet ,  machine beeping all night and cant get back to sleep. His platelets are still climbing,  neutrophils are low but not dropping,  haemoglobin low which is making him tired.  I have just packed him off to bed again after a shower and  change of clothes and pleased  he  managed lunch