Eric was a hero today. He absorbed (definitely not the technical term) two units of whole blood and one unit of platelets in just under 4 hours. Infusions of this sort can easily take 5 to 6 hours, so you can see how impressive Eric was. He may be severely anemic, but he can still beat the clock when it matters.
Eric is tired after spending time at work and then at the hospital, but he should sleep better tonight after having the transfusion. The doctor also gave him a prescription for new medications that should help with the pain and achiness. (Achiness really is a word, I just looked it up. So if this posts with a red line under it, trust me and my dictionary, not blogger.)
Two of Eric's sisters were tested today to see if they are donor matches, which we really appreciate! It takes two weeks for results, and Eric was only tested last Friday, so we don't really expect anything until July 15 at the soonest. We would love to hear something positive sooner, but we don't want to get our hopes up or that weekend will seem really long.
In the excitement of getting to spend today in a chilly hospital unit instead of in a warm house, I forgot to mention in my last post that we finally received the results from the genetic work up of Eric's blood. The report placed him squarely in the high risk category instead of bumping him up to the very high risk category. The new information doesn't change anything as far as treatment, but we take our victories where we can get them.
We love you all and continue to feel so blessed by your faith and prayers. As weird as it may sound, Eric and I are enjoying our time together. We have had some great discussions and are finding peace and power in the most amazing places. What an amazing world we live in.
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