U of C Days 11 to 13 - So Sorry!

I'm so sorry to anyone that I've worried by not posting the past couple days. I was actually quite surprised at how many people noticed! Thank you all very much for religiously following the blog. Things are ok here. Leo is just recovering from the transplant and fighting the effects of chemo. I've just been tired and lazy to post, especially since there hasn't been much going on. Leo is on meds 24 hours a day, mostly anti-rejection meds that will help his body accept the transplant. He will be on these drugs for several months, but hopefully when his counts start to get better, he can use the oral meds instead. There's a whole bunch of things that they have him on right now, I've totally lost track. But I'm sure they know what they're doing. He's also on frequent doses of various medications to keep his nausea away. He's been horribly queasy and unable to eat and weak, all after effects of the chemo he had last week. The nurses and doctors hope it won't last much longer, but we will see. He's actually feeling much better today than he has the last few days, so that's a good sign. I can only hope that was the worst of it, but I suspect it's not.

We've been regularly using Skype so that Leo and I can talk to the girls at home. Kadence has learned to use it on his own, so she knows how to give us a call if she needs to talk to us. So that's a nice thing. Again, if anyone wants to try to get hold of us at the hospital via Skype, we are using the ID patrick_legaspi . Thanks!

Also, I want to make mention of some bone marrow drives that are being held this weekend. They are being held by the AHEPA Marrow Foundation, led by Dr. Venetos, who originally helped us out in getting the drives together over the holidays. He is sponsoring a basketball tournament as a fund raiser for his foundation and will be holding bone marrow donor drives all weekend at North Park University and Northeastern University. I was supposed to be coordinating this drives, but given Leo's condition, I passed the torch on to Raquel Maloto, who has done a wonderful job of coordinating volunteers and getting the word out. If you or anyone else you know are interested in becoming registered donors, I strongly recommend that you stop by and register. It will only take a few minutes and you may have the chance to save the life of someone that is in a similar position that we are in right now. If you want more details on the drives, please visit www.ahepamarrow.com or email Raquel at raquel_maloto@hotmail.com

Thanks so much!