Yucky Monday

It is most of the time, but especially days like today I really really miss my Mom.  Gracie and I got up this morning and went to clinic for our regular bloodwork, we returned home at about noon only to be called by the clinic advising us that we had to return asap as Gracie needed blood, her hemoglobin was tanking.  So had to wake her up from her 10 minute nap and drive back to clinic where she proceeded to have a blood transfusion, which takes about 3 1/2 hours.  2 hours into it her tempature hit 38.4 so we were admitted.  We most likely won't be released until Friday now as blood cultures take 48 hours to come back which would put us at Wednesday and Wednesday we are being admitted to do her Apheresis(stem cell harvest) on Thursday, this is if we aren't sidelined with infection.  We are again on isolation so again no more than two visitors per admission which would be Gary and I. 

When we first began this journey I was given a great piece of advice from Rob Amsing who said if I "let go of all expectations of time things would go alot smoother", so I need to hear that again as here we are again cancelling everything that we had this week, this is why I am making very few if any plans with people these days as it is as stressful to cancel things as it is to be in here.

My new mantra:

May my family be free from fear and harm;
May we be content with what we have; and
May we be at peace with what comes...

(thanks Laura)

I will keep you posted.

Love to all...