We arrived yesterday at the hospital around 8am. The traffic was not too bad until we got to Girard ave, but we were only about 5 miles from the hospital at that point.
It was a long day, with a lot of sitting and waiting, but the cd34 was good and Brian started stem cell collection today after surgery this morning to put in his catheter.
The host family we are staying with are located about 10 miles from the hospital so the trip back and forth is quick. But it is terribly hot here and it is exhausting to Brian and tiring to me with out any help to get him and his stuff around. Even the cafeteria is a hike to get food and drink back to Brian. They want him to eat and drink quite a bit during collection to help keep his calcium, potassium and energy up.
The host family is very nice and kind and has certainly gone out of their way to make our stay pleasant and not weird, but it is anyhow. It's hard for me to only have been away from home for 1 day so far and not wonder how I am going to manage 20-30 days.
I really can't wait to go home. Brian is extra cranky today as well. I am not sure if it is the drugs from this am procedure, lack of sleep or just simple exhaustion of everything going on. Maybe a combination of all of it.
I really miss having Scott here to help and lend that extra pair of hands.
I need to locate a grocery store in the area to get some milk and fruit and other calcium rich things for Brian to eat.
We will know late today how many cells they collected today and hopefully it will be a good amount. They don't collect over the weekend and we'd have to go home for the weekend, then come back and try and get arrangements made again for us to stay. Everything is so complicated.
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