Chemo is done!!!!

This final round of chemo before transplant is done!!!  Woot! Woot!  Two different medicines over the last 7 days.  Today is a rest day getting ready for transplant tomorrow.  Crossing our fingers and praying our hearts out that this will be the last chemo she has to go through on this journey.

The march to stem cell transplant keeps moving on.  Wendi is now one day away from receiving her brother's blood stem cells that will start the long process to healing.  Unfortunately the countdown has been going slow as Wendi has been losing energy and fighting nausea more each day.  The last few days have been difficult managing the nausea as the medicines used make her very tired.  Her spirit continues to be strong as she faces the challenge of feeling poorly.

Even when fighting to keep her strength up and food down she is still the Wendi we know and love. The nurses have to measure everything about Wendi -- vital signs, weight, blood levels -- you  name it including her "output" in the bathroom.  She has a variety of nurses and aides that will measure the "output".  Yesterday she pointed out to me that she knows when the male nurse takes care of her "output" because the toilet seat is always left up after he is done.  Reminds me of the discussions I had with Wendi many years ago as I was being "trained" on proper toilet seat etiquette.

The docs here want her to do laps her a few times a day to keep her body strong.  After a few days here on this stay they came in a with a new program they are trying out.  They gave her a lanyard with step counter on it and a iPad that will keep track of the activity each day.  They want her to record 4500 steps a day.  Well they gave it to her and asked her to walk with the physical therapist and an aide the first time to see how she was doing.  They didn't know who they were messing with.  She took off at a good pace and logged 10,000 steps with the poor aide chasing her down the hall pushing her IV tree and the PT working to keep up.  Various people who work here commented that it was quite the site to see them cruising the hallways that afternoon.

Thanks for the continued prayers and support.  Wendi appreciates them very much and they help keep here spirits up.

If you have pictures of your Wendi's Fight Club bracelet or window stickers in action, please share them.

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