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Great Expectations
George and I took our first overseas vacation in the summer of 2017. We took my stepson, Michael to England, the country of his birth. George was stationed at Mildenhall Air Base outside of London and Michael was born during that time in 2001. We enjoyed it so much, George and I went back to…
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Day +27
George has been home from the hospital for 10 days now…seems kind of hard to believe! Our days are pretty much the same. We get up and have coffee, which George says doesn’t taste like coffee. Then I take our dog out for a walk before it gets too hot, at about 6:45 or 7:00…
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First Days at Home
George was so happy to sleep in his own bed last night and awaken to his own coffee in his favorite mug! He said it still tasted different – like creamer in dark water, but hopefully his “chemo mouth” will improve with every passing day. At about 7:30 the evening of his homecoming, we received…
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We can see the light!
*light at the end of the tunnel: a long-awaited indication that a period of hardship or adversity is nearing an end. On Day +13, I went to visit George and he was lounging in his recliner, tired and still not feeling great. He still had mouth pain, but he said it wasn’t as bad. Not…
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Encouraging news!
Day +12 – the doctor came into George’s room and told him she was happy to see that his white blood cell counts were slowly going up! She said he was where they had hoped he would be at this point in his recovery. Whaat?? That’s fantastic news! I took it as a sign that…
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Day +10 and +11
When I walked into the hospital room Monday afternoon, I was shocked to see George working! He looked exhausted and was ready to knock off for the day, after somehow putting in 8 hours. He moved from the makeshift work station to his bed and I sat in a chair near by. I gave him…
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Day +9
I went to visit George today (Sunday) at around 2:00 and was surprised to find him still in his sleep shirt and in bed. Normally, I would find him dressed and sitting in the recliner. He was fatigued and his mouth was hurting badly. He now has sores in his mouth, which we know is…
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Day +7 and +8
It’s hard to believe it’s already been over a week since George received his bone marrow transplant. He was feeling some negative side effects from his conditioning treatment, but managed to put in an 8 hour work day on Friday! Once George finished work, we watched a movie together on the fabulous big screen tv…
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Day +5 and +6
On day +5, the side effects from the chemo and radiation started to emerge. George said his throat was hurting…like after you have a long coughing episode. He is also experiencing more fatigue, which is understandable as his blood counts are in the basement. He started feeling queasy off and on, but not nauseated. He…
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Day +2 and Day +3
Day +2 wasn’t very eventful. At least that’s what George told me because I wasn’t at the hospital. I took a day off and went to Cape May for lunch at a winery and a walk on the beach with a friend. I know that once George is discharged from the hospital and comes home,…
Diagnosis: Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). A Journey 