Thursday~Day+9

Room with a view

Dictionary.com give this definition of surreal: having the disorienting, hallucinatory quality of a dream; unreal.  That is about how life gets a little more everyday right now, not always in a bad way but in a strange bizarro world kinda way.  I say that because last night I slept in our little Hyde Park efficiency apartment a mile and a half east of room TN652 at the medical center where Steve is still an occupant.  I have been staying in the room with Steve for so long it seemed very weird to be sleeping in a Chicago apartment by myself.  But I am very thankful the Lord lead us to a nice spot by the lake and a room with a beautiful view so when he is released from the hospital we can cozy up nearby the University so as to be close for the clinic visits.  I am pretty good at making do too...I managed to dry off from my shower with only a small pillow case and paper towels... that was different.   Steph is coming to the rescue with supplies this weekend though so things will get stocked up.  Well...on to Steve now...he is still getting hammered but manages to keep his wit going.  He had a witty doctor come by and check on him today and between the two of them it was a crack up.  The intestinal problems remain a nuisance, his nausea and vomiting show up unexpectedly, and on top of that he is having significant bone pain, which in this case they said is a good thing.  The bone pain means the neupogen shots are working to engraft and stimulate new cell growth.  That is what we want to see happen so we will just wait this out and hope for the best. 
Thanks for checking in,
Dawn and Steve