Day 36 Admission----Day 16 HiDAC

Dear friends and family,

Bob finally had a fever-free day, which may be due to the fact that his white count was all the way up to 1.0!!! He needed 2 units of blood though, as well as platelets, so he once again was in a benadryl-induced slumber. Dr. Luger was in this afternoon, and told Bob the results of the bone marrow should be back by tomorrow, so we are scheduled to speak with her at 10:30am.
Other than that, there's really nothing new to report. I left the info on the blood donation at HUP, but it's actually somewhat involved to designate your donated blood specifically for Bob. And at this point there doesn't seem to be much reason to do that...he's had so many transfusions that he could've gotten Hannibal Lecters' by now, and who would know? Although if he asks for liver and fava beans with a nice chianti, I guess that would be a clue. Seriously though, if you know of any blood drives in your area, please give. I shudder to think where we would be w/o all the generous people whose blood and platelets Bob has received.

And as per my usual request, please keep us in your prayers tonight, and direct all your good thoughts and vibes to HUP tomorrow. We are so grateful for everyones' generosity of spirit as we try to make the best of this "adventure".

All our love,
Bob and Mo