Day 33

Saturday we had off. We went riding around Atlanta for a couple of hours. We had a good time. Today is Monday and we didn't do much today. It's storming right now. Tomorrow Lonnie is having a breathing treatment. He'll be doing that once a month so he won't catch pneumonia and then he'll have a bone marrow biopsy. The biopsy is to check to see if the stem cells is grafting or not...his numbers are good so far. he's not getting enough magnesium so they upped his pills and I'm making him some peanut butter cookies.

Day 30

The numbers are looking good. Next week he'll start breathing treatments so he doesn't get pneumonia. Next week he'll have a bone marrow biopsy done to see what the stem cells are doing. He may or may not need more stem cells. We'll see what the biopsy saids. This morning we shaved his peach fuzz off. He now has a slick head. He calls himself velvet head... he's so funny. It sounds like his appointments are going to be farther apart. When the time comes, we're going to ask them if some how we can transfer to the cancer center in Greenville. Not really sure if that's possible but we'll ask. Missing our home, family and friends...

Day 28

Our first day off and boy did we take avantage of it. Lonnie slepted all day and I read all day. We walked to the lobby and checked our mail. That was it. Lazy Lazy Day... We go to the clinic tomorrow at 7:45. We're hoping we can come home for the weekend..that would be nice

Day 26

Lonnie being silly Lonnie's hair cut

Good day today. We start going every other day, so tomorrow we don't go. We go monday, wednesday, friday, and I'm not sure about the weekend. Numbers looking good.

24th Day

Well, his numbers are stable. Lonnie asked them about going home for a long weekend and she said maybe in a couple of weeks. I thought being at the clinic for 6 to 8 hours was long. But 4 hours is just as long. But we sit there and laugh and watch TV. alot of the patients up there don't do alot of laughing. their all sleeping or not saying a word. I guess we have a good attitude. There's a young girl up there, must be in her early 20's. She goes in a room that is isolation. I'm not sure why she goes in there. But I'll find out. We had a black man that was transfer to some where. I talked alot to his wife. He was having a lot of problems and couldn't get his transplant. She was really a nice lady. I met her while Lonnie was in the hospital. We're slowly meeting people up there and learning about them. We've met some people that is using their own stem cells. There's alot we don't understand. I guess Lonnie's stem cell was to far in to the disease. Mom, don't freak out. His just didn't work. Well tomorrow and sunday we go in early, monday at 1:30 and tuesday 7:30. We have to go in early on tuesday so they can check to see his prograf level. He stated the pills this week and they have to the levels once a week. see ya

Day 22

It's real exciting down here (not). We are so ready to go home. Lonnie's numbers are good and we're both bored. We almost look forward going to the clinic. It's something different from the hotel. On weekends we ride around the area. Still haven't found Zaxby. later....

Day 21

Going in at 1 felt weird. It gave us time this morning to do some things around. Lonnie took a nap and I worked out. He got use to not having his man bag. Hopefuly next week we'll be going every other day. Not sure what we'll do then. His numbers still going up, but very sloowwww