Transfusion #17

Mom's main nurse today was Nurse Staci; she was assisted by nurses Sandi & Rowena. They started with the platelets today; she also got 2 units of packed red blood cells. Mom brought a treat for the nurses, a box of Japanese cookies. I like these cookies as gifts to groups of people since they are individually wrapped.


I did a quick calculation on Mom's transfusions. This was #17 over a period of almost 29 weeks.This means she has had a transfusion about every 12 days. If we only count the 13 packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusions, she gets those on average about every 15 days. After Mom was first diagnosed, she was getting a PRBC transfusion about once every 23 days during the first 2 months. During the second 2 months it was about once every 10 days. During the most recent 2 months it has been about once every 17 days. I would have expected the most recent 2 month period to show more frequent PRBC transfusions than the previous 2 months but that wasn't the case. Since her diagnosis, she has had a platelet transfusion about once a month.

Curtis wasn't able to make it for lunch today due to a change in his schedule. I had to go to the cafeteria because the farmers market was yesterday. I decided to try the Carolina pulled pork, over rice since Mom prefers that to a bun, and cut corn. The lunches that Curt brings are better.


I gave Nurse Rowena a flier about Momo; the street she lives on starts a block from us & is only 3 blocks long so she is relatively close. She said she would post it at the bottom of the hill where a lot of people walk by. She also showed it to Kim the ATC receptionist who also lives in the area; they both love cats & are feeding one at the facility. Nurse Rowena also said that there is a couple that feeds cats in several areas in the neighborhood; she said she would let them know about Momo. Nurse Rowena said that the couple also goes to Kapiolani Community College in the evening to feed cats; KCC is several blocks up the hill from us.

Happy Birthday to Bo & Amy!