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So far so good – no COVID
The week flew by – the kids did virtual school, I did virtual work and Clay got to relax in his own home! We are not past the full 10 days from the me and the girls having a COVID close contact exposure, but so far no one is showing any symptoms at all. Marianne…
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#teamclay
Thank you to everyone who bought a shirt and posted your picture today on Facebook or Instagram. Clay was overwhelmed with the love and support!!! He kept saying “who would want my face on a t-shirt” and I said “everyone!”. We are settled in at home. Marianne apparently has a stomach bug, accompanied by a…
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Chemo Cycle 2, Days 4 & 5
As I write this, Clay is beside me in the hotel room – he was able to be discharged late this evening! So we will be headed home for about 2 weeks tomorrow. Such an answer to prayers!!! And we get to spend Valentine’s Day together watching traditional Valentine’s movies like The Fifth Element while…
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Chemo Cycle 2, Day 3
I am happy to report that Day 3 was a smooth as Day 2! Clay did just fine with the Chemo – just felt tired and a little “blah” all day. It was also cloudy, rainy, foggy weather all day in JAX, so that may have contributed a little bit. The big excitement of the…
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Thank You For Being a Part of My Story
Hey guys, it’s Clay. I’m up a little bit later than usual. Hospitals aren’t the best for sleeping. I got up this morning feeling a little “blah”, so I ditched the hospital gown, and put on real clothes. Still just felt kind of “blah” but couldn’t put my finger on it. My blood count numbers…
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Chemo Cycle 2, Day 2
Today was thankfully a pretty uneventful chemo day. The only difference from yesterday is that they added in the intrathecal methotrexate. But Clay just pretty much breezed through and slept a lot of the day. If you hear him say I was not a good nurse today, he might be right. I was on several…
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Chemo Cycle 2, Day 1
Day 1 of chemo went really well!!! We got a call from the hospital around 7:30 that they had a room they were getting ready and to come in anytime. So we headed back to Weaver 7. This week is called R-IVAC M. He got Rituximab on Day 0, then days 1-5 he gets Etoposide,…
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Cycle 2, Day 0
Today was Day 0 of Cycle 2. We’ve been nervously anxious about today because the only infusion Clay had a really bad immediate adverse reaction to in Cycle 1 was the infusion he got today – Rituximab. And today was his first experience with an outpatient infusion. We arrived early to get the numbing cream…
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Cycle 2 begins tomorrow…
Back in Jacksonville. Clay saw Dr. Hammond today and got labs drawn. His white blood cell (WBC) count is a little high (30 – should be closer to 10) but Dr. Hammond said it is probably over-compensation from the shots they gave him to boost the WBC production – the shots worked “too good”. Dr…
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Port Day – Jackson County Hospital Marianna, FL
Clay got to come home late Monday night for the week. It’s just flown by, but he’s been really happy to be home. Today, we went to Marianna and Dr. Rick put a port in – so now Clay is like Tony Starke and has an awesome mechanical thing in his chest. Probably just enhances…