Day 25 and Snowshoing

Today was such a gorgeous day! Kelly decided he wanted to take me on a walk today. We went up Big Cottonwood Canyon and snowshoed for an hour. I'm not sure if this is exactly what the Dr. ordered but it was 50 degrees and beautiful! We saw a moose and it felt really good to be up in the mountains, hiking around and breathing in that fresh air. I hope Kelly will sleep well tonight. I know I will.
Isaac went to Las Vegas this morning for a Lacross Tournament this weekend - We hope he does well and has a lot of fun.

Day 24 of Transplant

Kelly had a doctors appointment today and everything is looking good. His counts are slowing coming up and the doctors are excited about his progress (so are we). He still feels very sick to his stomach, is weak, and doesn't have a lot of energy which is pretty normal. He needs to drink 3 quarts of liquid a day, eat lots of small meals, and go on daily walks. He doesn't have to wear his mask outside if its not windy and can go out to eat but can't have any fresh veggies. He enjoyed a hamburger from Crown Burger today for lunch but he missed the lettuce and tomato. He does have to wear the mask around people and in crowds. He is not allowed to do yard work but was caught yesterday trimming bushes. I have my work cut out for me!

Where in the world will he be called?

Spencer's papers for his mission have been sent in! Where do you think he'll be sent? We will let you know his destination in less than two weeks! (March 5, 2008)

Kelly's Homecoming

Kelly was released from the hospital today! He was able to get out because he engrafted so quickly. We brought the pharamcy home with us and hope to keep everything straight. He spent a total of 21 long days in the hospital. We are all tired and hope to get to bed early tonight!

Day 12 of Transplant

Kelly's body is doing what it is supposed to be doing. Kelly is engrafted! Which means the new stem cells have made it back home in the bone and are producing blood. He is feeling better than he did a few days ago and will continue getting better every day. His body has been through a lot and it will slowly heal itself and could take up to a year for him to fully recover. Yesterday they took him off his feeding tube and switched all his I.V. medications to oral. He is no longer teathered to his I.V. pole and is enjoying his freedom. He is still retaining fluid so he gets to wear these cute stockings. Since his last chemo treatment his hair had grown about 1/4" and he was even thinking about shaving but with this round of chemo and transplant it is all falling out again. He has been in the hospital for 20 days and is ready to go home. He is trying to eat and drink and do everything they tell him so he can get home as quickly as possible.

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Day 9 of Transplant

Today is day 9 of the transplant. Kelly called me at 6:30 this morning (I left last night at 11:) and asked me where I was. He said that Frankienstein and his wife Godzella weren't taking good care of him. When I arrived at the hospital he was checking out! Changing Hospitals - He had had it! He didn't get much sleep because he spent over half the night on his bedside cammode. We stuck him in the shower and he came out a little more mellow. The last few days have been very rough. Kelly can't even remember saturday. Sunday he was put onto a feeding tube, had a transfusion of a unit of blood and a unit of platlets. Monday he had two units of platlets. Today he is getting two units of blood and a unit of platlets. He has been very sick with fevers, chills, bloody noses, that last all day, rashes, nausea, diarrhea, and mouth/throat sores. He is hooked up to seven different things right now, 3 being antibiotics, and is given countless oral medications. He has been pretty confused and mixed-up. I can't help but laugh about some of the things he has said and done and he won't even remember. Today in his blood work there were some white blood cells - the first sign of engraftment! The second onriness- Hallelujah!