Hello all,

Daniel here, to give you the beat of the last few days.

Sunday I arrived and took over Jaime's place. I gave Carol some pumpkin stew which I made with a recipe from Donna. It came out pretty well as well as the quiche that I gave her a sample of from her own recipe.

We got to sleep as early as possible and I played some quiet songs on guitar to aid her dozing off. =]

Monday we played Upwords (similar to Scrabble). Then we had a nice walk (as is customary whenever Carol is unplugged) for an hour and a half 'round and about the USF campus and stopped by the USF Contemporary Art Museum which had some interesting and some risque contemporary art.

In the evening we had a bit of a problem with the nearest kitchen's refridgerator and had to relocate all of our food to the North wing of the floor. They didn't know when it would be fixed so we started looking for a way to get a mini fridge in the room. Gary and Cathy answered our call for help and are lending us their mini fridge. Later at night we watched "Twilight" before a much needed rest. I think Carol was looking for an alternative and faster way of upping her hemogloben without having to sit through all 4 hours of transfusion! LOL

Today, Michael(Carol's brother & my uncle)who is staying on Marco Island on business, drove up for a visit and picked up my grandfather, Joe, as well as Gary & Cathy's fridge, and headed up here for a visit. After taking up the fridge, of course it was time for a long stroll around USF. It was a beautiful day and we tried our best to blend in with the students. Stopped at one of the cafeterias for a bite and continued on until about 12:30 when it was Carol's next hook up time. After hugs and kisses all around Michael & Joe were on their way. The next knock on the door was the massage therapist, who Carol couldn't resist. Then it was disconnect time and Carol was off to her yoga class.

After that and another hooking up to the totem pole, we went for one more stroll around the nearby parts of the campus =]

Then it was dinner time and Carol finished off the last of the portion of stew that I brought, though it will be replenished tomorrow when Jaime comes back =]

Tomorrow is also Carol's next biopsy after which we hope to find out how the chemotherapy has been helping and whether another round will be needed or she can continue to her bone marrow transplant portion of the treatment.

-Daniel (and edited by Carol)