Today was the third day of chemo. I am now midway through the six day countdown. In three days my brother’s cells will be a part of me. So far so good. Luckily I am having minimal side effects at the moment. Although I am told that tomorrow the regime is to add a second much stronger chemo drug, which will require me to stay in the clinic for 4-5 hours of IV hydration. On Tuesday I will receive total body radiation and again I am told the reaction to these agents will certainly take hod.

I have never been a sit on the couch kind of guy. And leading up to this, as well as the last 3 days of chemo I have been walking 3-4 miles per day. The nursing staff was amazed this morning when they asked how I was doing and I said pretty and told them my milage. By the look on their faces, I guess I am not the average bear.

The day before we began chemo we had a nurse explain to use the schedule. And to make sure we understood she mapped it out on a whiteboard as follows:

We have made it to day three. The big date is circled. Where it says “flu” that is not influenza, it is the chemo drug Fludarabine. Mel = Melphalan, which is the heavy drug, and TBI – Total Body Radiation.

Hope you are well.

Larry and Sharon