We moved Jeff’s things out of his room around 10 a.m. and spent the day in the family room while his room was allo-cleaned. I walked by periodically and saw cleaning staff working hard. They removed the wall curtains and the privacy curtains, some were on ladders scrubbing the ceiling including the tracks for the curtains and hanging medical equipment. The refrigerator and microwave were cleaned; the fan, computer and TV were scrubbed. The bathroom, of course, got a thorough cleaning. The walls, floor, furniture, windows, and bed were scrubbed. Sheets were placed over the furniture and clean curtains were hung. The process took most of the day.
At 4 p.m. Jeff was taken for his second radiation treatment and the nurses took all of his personal belongings and wiped them down as well. Anything that could not go back into the room was left in the hallway for me to take home. This included his suitcase and his shoes. He will need brand new shoes if Dr. Lee needs him to wear shoes for his exercise assessment near the end of his stay. After radiation, Jeff was supposed to shower immediately with antiseptic soap. Unfortunately, he began vomiting and we waited until his nurse, Jamie, gave him more drugs before he showered. I wore gloves and gown, wrapped my purse in a gown and thought about everything I touched or that fell on the floor making it no longer usable.
Although I don't know where the bone marrow harvest will take place, I keep imagining that tomorrow the mystery woman will be at HUP for the first of the harvests. It could be that a carrier will bring her marrow from some other location but I wonder about that since the harvests are scheduled for Thursday and Friday. Well, maybe she is very nearby. Zero minus two and counting…
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Stay strong Jeff, Amy, Kerry, Kim and Keith...we're all praying for you.
Love,
Harry, Linda, Laura, Harry & Christopher
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