Status Updates

Last night we drove to Iowa City so we could be at the clinic bright and early for Tim’s 7:20 labs this morning. The doctor was quite pleased with Tim’s progress. His magnesium level was a little low so he also had to have a magnesium infusion. They did prescribe some magnesium pills so, hopefully,…

Yesterday was just busy enough that we took a day off from reporting. We set up Tim’s medicine schedule (there are a bunch and many are new), got suitcases unloaded and put away, and Cassie went and got a few groceries. Tim is able to take decent naps but is still struggling with his overnight…

WE ARE HOME 8 DAYS EARLY!!! Packing went well and we were able to leave Iowa City around 11:00 today. Tim’s hair chose today to decide to fall out! 🤣He decided to shave it before we left the hospital so it wasn’t falling out all over his car and our clothes. We thought it was…

BIG NEWS!! They are planning to release Tim tomorrow! His tiredness of yesterday equaled a HUGE jump in his blood numbers this morning. One of the numbers they watch jumped 7 times over yesterday’s number and another jumped 13 times the number from yesterday! It is very unusual for him to be released this early…

Tim figured up the miles he has walked today and figured he has walked 100+ miles during this stay! That is quite a lot of miles. Tiredness hit a new level today, which is VERY normal due to the cell regeneration currently going on in his body. He will contend with this for several months.…

Today was very similar to yesterday. Nothing new to report. Same pains, numbers stayed about the same. Tim slept some and walked some. However, we are one day closer to him being able to come home! PRAYER REQUESTS: For the donor cells to do their job and start growing and fighting. Please continue to pray…

Tim had a decent day today but is still struggling with pain. He has a very hard time feeling comfortable anywhere. The physical therapist told us about a massaging pillow that she thought would work well. We got that today so he has been using it some. It does seem to help while he is…

Tim needed platelets today so that is how his day started. When he gets to that point, his energy levels plummet also. He was very tired and unmotivated today. It is hard on his body to just sit but that is all his body feels capable of! He feels like another mouth sore might be…

Tim had another not great night. His pain seems to ramp up at night. Not sure if the mattress is contributing but it definitely isn’t helping! They are going to try a few things differently tonight. The doctor thinks it might be related to his numbers and that when he starts to rebound, the pains…

Tim is having more of the weird pinching sensations along with some other strange pains. In many of the groups that Cassie is in, others talk about strange things that happened to them and how it improved as their numbers improved and the donor cells started to grow more. That gives me (Cassie) a good…