A visit to my bald girlfriend living in a downtown penthouse

GI Jane after changing out of Camoflauge

Now that I have a bald girlfriend living downtown in a fancy penthouse, I can . . . uh, I can visit like I did before.  What could be better on a Saturday?  I suppose it would have been better if my football team had scored some points.  Maybe that's asking too much.

Heidi's blood counts are creeping up.  The Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) is still zero.  That's the one that determines when she can leave.  The white blood count is up to 0.5, which is the highest in two weeks.  It's progress. 

The latest prediction is to check out of this hoosegow maybe mid-week.  Then she gets a week of shore leave, with a return date with Donna Rubicin around the middle of November.  That hospital stay, called Consolidation, should only last a week, even though she'll be getting some of the same chemo drugs as this time. 



Who loves ya, baby?



On the HLA front, Toby and Robin submitted blood samples on Thursday.  It should take about two weeks to determine whether they match.  If they do, we could be at Fred Hutchinson in December. 



The whole shearing operation yesterday was an event enjoyed by all here on 3NW.  All except Heidi.  Well, don't take my word for it, watch the hair-shearing video.  I don't expect anyone to make it through the entire video, but you'll get a good flavor for the event by watching the beginning.  Be sure to listen for the soundtrack; I'm kinda proud of that little added touch.