Day 10--An Upward Trend

Thanks for the daily title, Mom! Torger is definitely on an upward trend, although he's starting to show some signs of graft versus host disease (GVHD). A little GVHD is a good thing, but too much is very dangerous. So the doctors are keeping an eye on things. So far, it's just showing up as a rash on his neck and legs. He also feels like his legs are falling asleep when he walks around, which one of his doctors said is an effect of the engrafting process. Supposedly, the more he can walk and work his legs, the better it will be for the new cells working their way into the bone marrow. So we've been doing laps around the floor as much as we can. My friends Sarah and Coleman are staying with me at the hotel this weekend and helping get it set up for our long-term stay. But the big news at the hospital Friday was a campaign visit by Hillary Clinton. It was a huge event and everybody on the floor seemed excited, but it really made parking even more of a hassle than usual. I think my concerns have become very parochial, but I was much more interested in getting Torger his Jello in a timely fashion.