Through the very early morning, blood work was drawn. Another doctor introduced Ralph to the “virtual handshake” to prevent the passing of germs. There will be no more skin to skin contact. He ordered, “Walk and eat”. A physical therapist evaluated Ralph and began easy exercises to improve his shoulder’s range of motion. Around noon, Ralph complained of nausea and asked for medication. He was able to eat some soup, a couple crackers, and a little bit of the rice and vegetables. Michael stopped by during his lunch hour. As of 1pm, television still kept Ralph’s attention, and he played along with Family Fued. At 3:15, Ralph was inspired to take a short, quick paced walk, even though he asked for nausea medicine, again. As before, his cheeks and face are very red from Chemo.
Thus far, Megan, Nathan, Michael, and I like Ralph with really short hair. We have not convinced him to keep it, though! Michael likes it well enough to message us later in an effort to impress upon Ralph that he should keep it.
Again, at 5:30pm, Ralph received his second dose of Chemo. He was able to feed himself ice chips, continuously, for the hour. Mallory came in the evening.
Ralph is to get his new stem cells tomorrow between 10am and noon!
No matter what scenario we hear or live, there is always a sadder or one more devastating. We continue to count our blessings and have added new acquaintances to our prayer list.
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