Sunday in Seattle Report

We walked to the much needed lab draw at 10:45 this morning (and a clinic appointment at 11:30). It was a beautiful day to walk to the clinic though on the way back it was just a bit more chilly and there were a few drops of moisture teasing us.

WBC = 2.28(L)
RBC = 3.54(L)
Platelets = 56(L)
Neutrophils = .41(C) We thought it might be because Terry is feeling so tired and worn out and his cold is getting worse. That seemed to be telling me that he doesn't have enough white cells to help himself get over this cold. He's using them all up too quickly. Maybe my opinion shows how much I really don't know, but it seemed to make sense in my little brain. His body is also feeling achy and sore because of those shots. (And the bed isn't helping at all that way either. But we are thankful to have a bed!)

Just thinking about the walk today - people walking down the sidewalks here don't seem to move for anyone else, but expect the other guy to move all the way off the sidewalk so that they can stay on their track. I don't expect them to move all the way off for us, just share in the moving out of the way. It really is like they are locked onto a track. This seems to happen often and I am sorry for those people who are so thoughtless and inconsiderate, and ever more grateful to those who are kind and respectful of others.

We were also noticing all of the garbage that is left laying around and sorry for those people that don't seem to care about the world and community they live in. If I were to carry a big garbage bag on my way to the clinic and pick up all of the trash I could easily fill it without stepping more than three feet off the pathway either direction. If I wasn't so worried about germs right now, I'd do it.

Now, after complaining about a couple things I want to share something about those who are kind and compassionate. We have been to SCCA enough now that there are many nurses and other workers there that recognize us and know Terry by name, and remember it. They are kind and happy people with love and concern in their hearts. It is fun to see them and we appreciate their goodness. We saw our nurse from the transplant days and she was happy to see us (giving me a hug and Terry a nice pat on the shoulder). It was a pleasant moment of the day. We keep looking for Eddie (our shuttle driver from the transplant days) but have not yet seen him. We hope to see a few more of those kind people as we spend a few more days here. We hope to be kind people and make a difference in others lives. We know that it is often the little things that make the biggest difference! We'll keep doing our best!

Thanks to all for your love and kindness, and for your prayers!
We pray that our Heavenly Father will bless you and yours too!