Platelets and 5 pints of blood since yesterday and still not doing well.
They have given Dale 5 pints of blood, platelets, antibiotics, and oxygen. He has a constant headache at level 8 most of the time. Doctor just ordered a CT scan on his head to make sure there is not something else going on there. Dale is feeling fearful and has many reasons to fear what his body cannot do for itself and what the medical treatments may do to him. Although he has received the blood, his counts are still low. A couple of weeks ago, it was similar and then suddenly the counts drastically improved. This is such a strange and unpredictable cancer. They told us in the beginning that his condition could change in either direction and quickly. Experience has shown us, yup it changes and boy oh boy! It is a roller coaster of emotions in all directions with fear, hope, then sadness, anxiety, loss of hope, emptiness, then deep appreciation for friends, love, compassion, forgiveness, understanding, and then boredom. Dale needs visits and calls. He will listen to voicemail if he cannot get to his phone. His emails will be read once he gets home and feels well enough to read them.
Jan, thanks so much for the updates. I cannot even imagine how stressful and emotionally draining this experience has been for you. Dale is so modest with his comments and tries to be so brave.......what a special man. Dale and yourself are in my families prayers. Thank you again for the updates.
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