Can you believe it’s already Thursday? Here we are, less than a week away from the transplant. I’m feeling good, a little blah, but pretty good. I feel like I have a few mouth sores right now, and my throat feels swollen, one of the side effects of the i131 (it’s called mucositis, which is the “inflammation and ulceration of the mucous membranes lining the digestive tract” (I stole that from Wikipedia). I don’t have any problems swallowing, so hopefully it will stay that way! If anything were to get worse, they would simply put me into the hospital to give me fluids and nutrition there.

Thank you, Laura for your wonderful post! I love all the pictures, even if you did steal the cute little sunflower right out of that garden. I’m so glad you and Tiso are here, and I can’t wait to see you tomorrow, Katie! So we’re all watching the vice presidential debate, and it makes me think of the presidential debate last week. I forgot to write this before, but does anyone out there agree with me that John McCain looks and talks like an elderly John Travolta? Just listen to how he talks, and then compare his picture to Travolta’s. I sat there through the debate thinking, “wow, that’s a good makeup job they did”. hahahaha Anyway, am I alone in this thinking?

I’m sorry to report that I have that metallic feeling in my mouth again…I just noticed it this morning when I took a sip of coke…what a disappointment!!!! You know how I feel about coke. I only had two appointments today, one for blood draw and the second for a meeting with my nurse to discuss the medication I am and will be taking. It wasn’t quite as scary as the first time around, when I met my pharmacist and tried to absorb a huge amount of information about a ridiculous number of pills. Still, I start that creepy, smelly gray pill, Cyclosporin, on Saturday….remember, the one I thought dissolved in the air, but was informed that it actually just loses its potency. Plus I will be given more fluids for my mom and I to give myself at home to make sure I’m hydrated.

So, there’s not too much more to share today…no exciting adventures or jaunts around town. I’m just enjoying everyone’s company. I do have a funny story for you though. Early this morning, my mom and Laura went grocery shopping, and I stayed home to rest and finish up with my iv hydration. When it seemed like it was about time for them to be getting back, there was a knock at the door. I said “I’m coming!”, and then another knock!–well, I figured that it was my mom and Laura, so in my most exasperated voice, I yelled “I’m cominggggg!”. When I got to the door, I looked through the peephole, but I couldn’t see anything because we have a little Halloween decoration on our door. So, figuring it was my mom and Laura, I said in my sweetest and silliest voice, “Whooooo iiiiiis iiiiit?!!!”, and I heard “package delivery”. hahahahahahahaha So now I think the housekeeper/package deliverer (not for our apartment, but for the house in general) must wonder if I have two personalities!!! I was pretty embarrassed and just took the package. I did say “thank you”, but I closed that door on her pretty quickly. I will have to make an extra effort to be friendly and normal when I see her next time.

OK, well that’s all I got right now!

Love from Seattle

Enjoy the pics, everyone!