RWJ. Day 4

Greetings from the BMTU, bone marrow transplant unit, there are initials for all most everything around here. We made it through day 4! We slept pretty well last night, Sarah woke up about 5 with a headache, but after getting some oxycodone, she was back to sleep in no time. The doctor came in at 6am and he had a hard time waking her up! We both were still tired and proceeded to sleep until 9:30. We had breakfast, took showers, went for a walk, today we made 3 loops around the nurses station, and by then Sarah was ready for a nap! I went for my daily walk around the lobby, where I stopped in the Walgreen's pharmacy for mouth wash and vitamins, I have to keep myself healthy! Sarah was awake when I got back, waiting to tell me about an unwanted visitor; Murphy, as in whatever can go wrong ........,struck again and brought her (.) with him, not what you want when your blood counts are dropping, and risk of excessive bleeding is high. This meant that Sarah had to have a hormone shot to help control things, she was thrilled about that!! The afternoon brought 2 more visitors, Caryn and Michele, and we were very happy to see them, especially since they brought Sarah bagels and me a much needed Starbucks coffee! Later in the evening we relaxed and watched one of our favorite movies, "Because I Said So", and now Sarah is sleeping and soon I will be too! Tomorrow is another day, Sarah wants me to do her nails! I can't wait for my girl to feel better! Night all, Maria