April 29, 2025

I have been thinking for several days that Marlon will be going home soon.  Overall he is more stable and relying less on the IV.  Then yesterday I heard his neutrophils are at 0.1 or even 0.  Normal range is 2.0-7.5.  Neutrophils show his immunity and I remember from last time they usually require at least a 0.5 to be released.  One of the nurse practitioners confirmed that today.  It is common for them to be unwell during the induction phase so he may stay in hospital a while longer.

On the bright side, Marlon does not care too much one way or another where he is.  He doesn’t have the energy to do much.

That said, we did go outside a little bit and he sat on the grass while I walked down the road to get us each a toonie Tuesday cupcake.  He might prefer the peace and quiet of home and the outdoors there but we’ll have to wait a little while longer.

Before his shower, which was before we could go out, he also required platelets and blood again.  Even with the extras, he can only do so much.  I was suggesting he at least do some arm exercises while sitting around but that just made him sad to think he was so weak and feeble that was all he could do.  He’d rather do nothing.  No, he’d rather be strong and active and healthy.

Colours are brightening…


Comments

Popular posts from this blog

November 10, 2022 (2)

April 17, 2025

July 5, 2022