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Mom went to the hospital for chemo today, but she was refused her cocktail! It turns out that Mom's white blood cell count was too low and the chemo would make the situation worse. She also discovered that her iron is very low again and she needs another blood transfusion. She went back to the hospital this afternoon to get the new blood, but there was some sort of issue with antibodies, meaning that new blood had to be ordered in for her. She will be getting two bags of blood tranfused tomorrow (Thursday), which means another 6 hours of hospital time. Thank goodness Nana is going to keep her company!
Mom said her trip back to the hospital this afternoon was far from wasted, though, as she arrived at the same time as a special delivery. The Cancer Society does its daffodil drive this week, and my wonderful coworkers all pitched in to buy 30 bunches of daffodils that were delivered to the Selkirk Hospital chemo ward on behalf of Mom. What a wonderful coincidence that she was there to see them delivered! Pictures were taken and will be posted as soon as they arrive in my inbox.
Another special delivery arrived for Mom - some pictures of one of her dearest friends, Piper Alexander. Piper was always there for Mom. Before she built her beautiful home, she would go down and stay at the family cabin on the weekend, often by herself. When she arrived, Piper would come racing to help her unload the car, and he would help her carry in wood ... literally. When Mom dropped a piece of wood, Piper was right behind her to pick it up and follow her in the house with it. Often, Piper would stay for sleepovers and was a warm, snoring bundle of joy to keep Mom company. When Mom wasn't at the cabin, Piper made it his mission to watch over the place, leaving giant footsteps in the snow and "spraying" the edges of the property. Who is this wonderful, magical Piper? A wondeful dog. A true and loyal friend. His Mom sent some pictures of Piper, as he is now too old to come for many visits, but she thought seeing the photos might remind Mom how much Piper loves her, so thank you Cindy! Thank you so much! And, Piper, you are an angel.
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| Still as handsome as ever! Mom's friends come in all shapes and sizes (and species)! |
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| Oh, the self-restraint! Don't you just want to smooch that nose? |
We will keep you posted with Mom's progress. She is more tired than usual at the moment, but is hoping the transfusion will help with that. She told me she plans to be dancing by the weekend! Wouldn't that be a great photo?
Much love to you all.
