Day +5
Journal entry by Ashley Millan —
I know everyone has been asking what’s going on since there haven’t been any recent journal entries.
Mike is doing well, he has had a few “dark days” as we call it. Dark days as in he doesn’t want to do much and what he does want to do, he can’t. Being stuck in a room and only able to walk around a small pod will start to get to you after 10 days. But, we keep things positive and find things for him to do. The nurse brought in a stationary bike, he plays some games on his PS3, and builds Star Wars lego figurines for the boys. I take the Star Wars figurines home and the boys open them on FaceTime with Mike. If anyone has any tips for passing time, let us know! We are willing to try anything!
As far as his health goes, he is still on track for what they expect to see. His counts continue to drop each day and he is now in the low ranges for Hemoglobin and platelets which he will receive transfusion for. We have been told that around Day+7 he will begin to feel his worst and slowly get better from there. Believe it or not it take 2 to 3 weeks for us to see the new cells begin to do their job. The other night he had a fever of 100.2, as precaution they took him down to get some scans of his chest and also have blood cultures going just to be sure they haven’t missed any type of infection. So far, everything has come back negative. Good news!! I also keep getting asked if he still has his hair and yes he does!
We received some really cute cards from one of our friends 1st grade students. They were so adorable and funny to read! Mike got a kick out of them for sure.
I promise to stay on top of this journal better then I have been. But we do appreciate all the messages, well wishes, cards and prayers. Thank you all!
Mike's Journey 