Day 44 - Things to look forward to

We had our WEEKLY clinic visit. Yes, I can't believe it's once a week now!

Jason is feeling good. Things are going almost too good. But what can he do, and what he CAN'T do? It was one of our topics to discuss with doctors and nurses today. I wrote about making him do some chores in the previous post, so here is the list:

• Laundry - No touching dirty laundry. OK to fold and put away clean laundry.


• Dishes - No washing. OK to put away clean dishes.


• Vacuum - NO, too dusty and too heavy


• Dusting - No, too dusty!


• Wipe surface -Can't use cleaning supplies, may cause reaction from chemicals


• Raking leaves/yard work - No


• Prepare Tax- Yes


• Help Ty's home work - Yes


• Grocery shopping - OK if stores are not busy


• Address & Stamp Christmas Cards - Yes


• Cooking - OK, but no touching raw meat

Jason was really excited that he can go to stores & restaurants - even movies (if they are not crowded with people). He already got OK to drive the previous week, so I sent him to Ace Hardware Store to buy some light bulbs today, and he was grinning from ear to ear.

A few other things we discussed about things to look forward to was:

• When is the Hickman Line comes out? Maybe after the Day 100.


• Does he need to get immunization shots? Starting around 1 year after the transplant.


• Bone Marrow Biopsy result? Everything looks great!


• When will Jason be dismissed from the transplant clinic? Maybe around Day 100.

We are almost half way from the big Day 100, and there are many things to look forward to. Trying not to get too excited, but hope he will keep doing well.

Love,

Mayumi