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Blogging Tunes: Hirschmilch Radio Chillout

jgwkia.com readership seems to have trailed off a little -- there were less than 100 views of the previous entry. That's cool.  As we learned in the yeP! days, you don't worry about who's not there, you play to who's in the room.  Right Jackson/Matty?

So the Ara-C consolidation chemo completed with no major hiccups, though I gotta say, 3 days of twice-a day-chemo was quite a bit worse than the last consolidation round (11 years ago when I biked to out-patient consolidation chemo.)

This was the scene outside of Marin General when Heather picked me up on Sunday morning at around 8:30a.

Of course the care is more comprehensive at UCSF -- Marin General doesn't do transplants -- but I'm definitely going to miss the large rooms, the nicer showers, the gorgeous views, and the mellow vibe.

Honestly, I felt pretty shitty on Sunday.  It was a good day to just sit, watch football, get all snuggled up with the Eagles-inspired blanket Nancy made for me, and do a whole lot of nothing.  Katniss was happy to just hang out and watch football too.

Each day has been a bit better since then, and today we're finally really trending up.  I may even get out for a walk today.  Really need it.  Yesterday morning was a full-on "camera off for Zoom" morning as I could barely drag myself down to my office.  Had I accidentally enabled my camera, this is what you would have seen.

The sun is really helping too.  Marin General views are nice, but nothing tops the view from my bedroom when there's a nice sunrise.

Especially when Katniss is being all super goopy/cuddly.

So now what?

• Well, my taste buds and appetite aren't quite 100% but we're getting there.
• I'm still on a boat-load of meds.  In fact, I've snoozed my "Take morning meds!" alarm three times as I've been authoring this blog, so I better wrap this up and go take them.
• I also have to go to Quest and get blood drawn twice-a-week -- my arms are starting to look I'm an IV drug user -- until my transplant admit date (Dec 9.)
• And, I need to get yet another &#^*$%& bone marrow biopsy on the Monday after Thanksgiving.

Bright side: energy, appetite, and taste buds should be good for Thanksgiving.  

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