SUNDAY- JULY 20 -DAY 5
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL FRESH SUNDAY MORNING . STAMPEDE CENTRAL IS QUIET AS A CHURCH WALKED STRAIGHT IN TO BLOOD DRAW LAB. THERE ARE USUALLY 20 PEOPLE WAITING . THIS MORNING I AM THE ONLY GUY THERE . IN A WAY , IT DOES FEEL A LITTLE LIKE CHURCH .
BLOOD COUNTS DIPPED AGAIN TODAY, LOWER THAN YESTERDAY , HIGHER THAN THE DAY BEFORE . THE AND SHORT OF IT IS I NEED TO LAY REALLY LOW UNTIL THEY START CLIMBING NORTHWARDS AT A STEADY RATE, THEN I CAN LAY A LITTLE BIT LESS LOWER . I TOOK A SHOT OF GROWTH FACTOR TO HELP THAT GET STARTED TODAY. I AM ALSO TAKING A 60 MINUTE INFUSION EACH DAY TO WARD OFF GVHD COMPLICATIONS
MY TEMPLE ROOM AT LISA'S HOUSE HAS BECOME MY SANCTUARY. I TOTALLY RELY ON IT'S EMPTY STILLNESS WHEN THINGS GET TOO HECTIC. I HAVE A SIMILAR , THOUGH NOT AS BAD , OVERLOAD MENTAL ANXIETY THAT TAKES PLACE WITH TOO MUCH INPUT AND I JUST HAVE TO LEAVE . IT'S NOT NEARLY AS BAD AS FIVE YEARS AGO BUT A FORM OF IT IS HERE . SO IF YOU ARE HERE AND I WALK OUT , THAT;S WHY.
I LOVE WALKS ON PHINNEY RIDGE . I AM WALKING SLOWER THAN TWO WEEKS AGO BUT IT FEELS GREAT TO BE OUTSIDE . THE GARDENS ARE IN FULL RIOT AND IT FEELS LIKE THE HEART OF SUMMER
I DONT PET THE DOGS I USUALLY DO AND THEY CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HAS CHANGED.PHYSICALLY I FEEL VERY GOOD AND I THINK THE PROCESS IS GOING VERY WELL. HOPE YOU DAY IS A GRAND ONE
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