Sunday April 11th

Not too much new to report today. Last night after another tour around the hospital we played a game of scrabble (I won). This morning we got a late start. Both of us were beat from the many interruptions throughout the night.... who decides that it is a good idea to crush recycling bottles outside of a patient's room at 3:45 in the morning?! And, why do all nurses talk to you in the middle of the night like it's day time?! Anyway, I digress. So around 8:30 we woke up, had breakfast and waited for my mom to finish her morning IVs. She received her blood counts from after yesterday's transfusion. Her platelet results are the highest that she has seen since before this all began. He red blood count is also holding from the transfusion. Her white blood cells are very low and expected to be very low tomorrow. Because of this, her energy level is down. However, we still managed to get outside around 10:30 to enjoy the beautiful morning here in Tampa. We sat outside by the rock garden/fountain and got some fresh air. We took a short walk, but mainly relaxed outside. We came back in around noon and she has been hooked up to IVs since. Luckily we are both reading the same book, so i read some to her while she was able to close her eyes and rest. We then both took a short nap. Mom received a sweet visit from Dr. Leiber and his family after our naps. His wife, Stacey, baked some delicious organic blueberry, pumpkin almond muffins. We have been enjoying them ever since. Their daughter, Sage shared some of her canoeing adventures with us and signed up for a rowing class in her future. Mom was so touched that they came and brought such special treats. We had some dinner and now we are waiting to be disconnected from the IV to see what is next as far as entertainment for the evening. Mom will have to stop partying by midnight because she is scheduled for a biopsy tomorrow morning and cannot have anything to eat. Our time together has been really special and we are really enjoying it..even though it is under these circumstances, we are able to have a great time. Her spirits are really high and she continues to be super strong.