It was a close call today. Ernie's neutrophil's (a type of white blood cell that is closely watched by the Oncologist) were 1520 today vs the cutoff of 1500. The nurse said they must have been looking for extra cells under the microscope. Anyway, his counts were good enough to get his last chemo!!!!! There are not enough exclamation points to express our joy at finishing "round 1". Jim and Charley are coming tonight for their monthly visit. We are going to celebrate by taking in an Orioles game tomorrow night among other things.
Ernie is definitely looking forward to his time off. When he first heard about the enforced break, he was disappointed that the treatment was getting stretched out. Now he is grateful for this time so he can regain some energy and restore his taste buds before the push to the finish line begins October 3.
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