Good Afternoon Family and Friends:

Today, Saturday, was my “day 2” at Moffitt, of weekend stay with my best sister in the world :) The weekend is going very well in general, and Carol is feeling well enough to be impatient about how long all the medical processes take and everything that gets in the way of getting out of her hospital room for a change of scenery.



We both had a relatively restful night last night (I think the nurses cut us a little slack on the middle of the night interruptions since Carol was doing so well yesterday afternoon/eve), not to mention that the soundproofing is actually pretty good here so you don’t hear much outside the room after 10 or so.

The morning shift nurse sprung us free after the a.m. platelets & antibiotics were administered for about 40 minutes, so we took advantage of our “get out of jail” card and took a short walk outside around the campus.

After lunch Carol & I enjoyed re-visiting our trip to Italy from October 2008 vis-à-vis a powerpoint story told through many of our best photos and my daily journal notes. Carol also enjoyed a tour of Paris from a trip that Adam (Henry & my younger son) & I took this past Summer, through the same medium.

Later we received a surprise visit from Carol & Jaime’s friend Jeri who has been so thoughtful & dedicated to bringing Carol homemade organic foods since she’s been at Moffitt , so that was a very bright spot in Carol’s day.

Carol was given freedom from IV from 5:30 all the way to 10 p.m., and luckily the rain stopped in time to fit in another early eve walk before dinner. Speaking of dinner, Daniel just sent Carol a photo of the beautiful dinner he made to bring to Carol tomorrow – following his Mom’s instructions to a “T” – a spinach quiche & Donna’s Argentine pumpkin stew. Mommy- pride raised her blood pressure a little but it was worth it :) (Don’t all invite Daniel over to make dinner all at one time now, I get first dibs).



Tomorrow we’ll get to see our Dad and Joyce in the afternoon, and then there will be a “changing of the guards” – Dad & Joyce will take me to the airport and Daniel will take over the caregiver seat through Tuesday. So stay tuned for your next update from Daniel.

This will be a big week this week -- Wednesday another bone marrow biopsy will determine the next step & we are hopeful that step will be prep for the bone marrow transplant.

Thank you for your positive & loving thoughts and wishes each day.
-Susan (Carol’s sister)