Friday's report :-)

Hi everyone.
Carol’s week started a bit shaky due to the lingering chemo drugs in her body, but the second part of the week was much more improved with the diminishing side effects.
With more determination than ever, Carol continues to do all she can to maintain her physical optimum level, taking walks around the hospital grounds, doing some stretches with a physical therapist, and even a mini bicycle peddler that helps her tone her muscles. Those who know Carol can surely imagine her doing all these kind of things.
This afternoon Carol’s parents, Joe and Joyce came to visit and brought some special grandmom goodies. Daniel also brought over some of Jeri and Oren’s healing miso soup and he is also spending a couple of days with Carol, and staying with friends nearby.
Today Carol’s daughter Alexia is arriving for a much anticipated visit. She will be staying for a long weekend until Monday afternoon. Carol’s has been very excited with the thought of Alexia’s visit this weekend.
The same excitement will carry over to next weekend with the planned visit of her sister Susan.
The next step is a bone morrow biopsy next Monday the 12th. to confirm if the chemotherapy succeeded in reducing the blast cells counts to below the needed levels of remission to proceed with the bone morrow transplant in a timely manner.
In the meantime she continues to be closely monitored to make sure her blood levels don’t drop below the minimum to require transfusions, but these are things the doctors consider normal and expect her to need now and then.
I will try to update your again shortly.
Thank you 