Malcolm continues to do well. He was home on day pass for supper yesterday and Sunday which is nice as my cousin Stacey is visiting us this week. She is getting to know the hospital quite well - Malcolm and I showed her all our favourite spots yesterday. Malcolm's counts are still quite high - yesterday his platelets were 173, hemoglobin was 92 and ANC was almost 1400. Last night Malcolm was pole-free - no need to be hooked up to his pump! He is hooked up for two nights after his chemo ends to give him Zofran (anti-naseau medication) by IV in the night, but we were done with that by last night. Now we will resume our routine of being hooked up only for nap. This is to ensure that he gets enough fluids every day - he is supposed to consume 750mL, which is a lot for him so he is unlikely to drink that much. He is hooked up every day at lunch time and stays hooked up until he is done his nap. He does not like it (he recognizes now when the nurses start fiddling with the caps on his central line that he is going to be hooked up to the dreaded pole) but it is better than being hooked up during playtime or all night long so he will have to live with it for now...
Andrea and her family exceeded their fundraising goal for the Terry Fox walk they participated in this weekend, raising over $500. A big thank you to all who supported them.
Fingers crossed that we can continue to get out on day pass today and tomorrow.
Mary Ellen
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