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Dad’s been battling low white blood counts the last couple of weeks. Apparently the chemo wears down bone marrow over time which results in fewer white and red blood cells being produced. As a result, his immune system weakens. A couple weeks ago he had to put off getting a treatment for a few days while he took shots daily to boost his white blood count.
Mom and dad spent last week down at Angie’s. Dad was getting noticeably fatigue while he was there. He got back on Friday and spent most of the day Saturday out at the Relay for Life event. Late Saturday night he started shaking pretty bad and his fever shot up. Mom took him to Southeast Hospital and they admitted him early Sunday morning. Currently, all his blood levels are messed up and he has a bacterium of some sort in his colon. They’ve got him on several antibiotics and when I spoke with mom earlier they were giving him a couple pints of blood. They’re still waiting for the results of some of the cultures. With his immune system being down they’re keeping him somewhat isolated, although family and friends are allowed in with masks.
Dad’s in good spirits.
He’s got one heck of a garden. I went home for a day last week and he took me out to give me the tour. You can tell he’s putting some time in on it. Tomatoes, squash, okra, peppers! He’s got plants hanging from buckets, squash growing out of tree trunks. He’s got the best blackberry crop he’s ever had. When I drove up last week he was in the front doing some yard work and he had blood all over his arms. Apparently he tried to get the riding mower under the apple tree and the tree won the battle. I couldn’t help but laugh.
I’ll keep you posted as we find out more.
Take care,
