Elliot and Jessica visited early Wednesday. Wednesday was an Emily day. The four of us discussed the merits of different perspectives, living in the present, and fiat currency versus the gold standard. After Elliot and Jessica left we were supposed to have lunch visitors but those plans were cancelled. Emily and I made the most of the day. It was the best day out of the nine I have spent here. Wednesday was a great day.
Thursday has been nice. I feel better today than I did yesterday. I was strangely sore on Wednesday. Today I'm back to my normal workout routine, I was able to get in 35 minutes of biking as well. Feeling better is strange. With chemo you generally feel worse every day; this has been a pleasant surprise. Today I'm receiving my third dose of nelarabine. So far I appear to be surviving the nelarabine without too many noticeable or terrible side effects. The full cost to my health won't be known for several weeks; The etoposide, cyclophosphamide, and nelarabine don't leave the body quickly.
Emily and the boys will be here for a visit any minute. It's 4:09 now. I'm sure we'll have a great time. It'll be like home in the hospital. A really tiny home. Where strangers keep walking in and out, uninvited.
So far everything is going quite well with this hospital stay. I've maintained weight. My energy levels have been alright. There have been no blood infections. I'm knocking on wood and tossing salt over my shoulder. Hopefully everything will keep going this well.
The picture of the day, me and my homies sitting for a meal:
I'm glad we could be part of your best day in the hospital! Hopefully we can come up and visit again soon. It was a great conversation - I wish we would have had more time. Maybe next time.
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