A BETTER DAY

Things calmed down a bit for Ted. Today he is feeling a little better. They gave him some new medicine for the stomach problem, which seems to help. He slept much better last night than he has in a while.

His son, Neil, drove him to Baylor today. He has spent his days off from work with Ted, which helps us out so much. (Thanks Neil!)

Yesterday and today he spoke with a PA who told him that he is doing good. He wants us to measure progress in weeks instead of days. On a day-to-day basis it is very slow, but when you consider that the transplant was only three weeks ago, he has come a long way. They still haven't said the engrafting has started for sure because they want to see a steady increase of the numbers. He has had a few days where they went up and then today the HCT was down a little.

On Sunday, Ted's son (TJ) is coming in for the week to help out. His twins are less than three months old, so we know leaving them won't be easy, but we sure are looking forward to having him here. (Thank you TJ and Lori!)

In review ... a good night's sleep, reassurance that things are good, spending time with Neil, and looking forward to TJ's arrival ... definitely uplifting for Ted!