Day +45

Monday again. Another early appointment at MDA. We were excited to learn that Kristen's magnesium IV was reduced to 2 hours instead of 4. We were all ready to be done by 10-10:30 and then here comes the nurse with a bag of fluids. Kristen's labs showed that she hasn't been drinking enough water. So we still got to stay for the full 4 hours in the ATC. We are trying a new tactic at home to try to get her to drink enough. Good news in the fact that they reduced her dose of Tacrolimus (for her immune system). We believe this is a sign that her body is accepting the foreign cells as her own. This week Kristen has been moved to only 2 days we have to visit the ATC. We will do home meds on all the other days. Right now we are waiting for those to arrive from home health.

My musing...Isn't technology grand? I got an iPhone for my birthday and I have enjoyed the different technologies that it brings right to my fingertips. Today I realized it also prevents me from seeing those around me. With my eyes glued to the screen I wasn't noticing the older couple that comes in holding hands. The young man with his parents. The woman with her friend. Most come in twos. Some in larger groups. The bigger groups are usually those who are newly diagnosed with cancer or are awaiting their results. There are eyes filled with fear and despair and eyes filled with hope and peace. What else am I missing?