A unit of blood on Saturday and Owen is full of beans today. I recommend it to anyone who is feeling a bit flat. Jogging around everywhere, dancing, helping out and finished off the day putting up Xmas lights. Constantly being reminded that he has a Hickman line in and has to be careful.O is very aware of his new found baldness. Always has a bandana or cap on whenever he is out in the public. However, he is impressed that he can feel the rain before anyone else can. (A trick that a great-uncle with a similar but shinier scalp mastered)
He is in great spirits and this is reflected throughout the house.
We were pleased with his blood results last Thursday, which was why they were happy for him to come home. We were told that his Neutrophils (Bacteria fighting white blood cells) were 0.8 and healthy person was 1.5 - 3.0. We were very impressed..... However, this was a misinterpretation. His neutrophils were 0.08 on Thursday and had dropped to 0.03 on Saturday . In short, he has no real protection from infection and is not on any antibiotics at present either. So we are blessed that he has been home for this long.
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