Day -7

Jeff received fludarabine and cytoxan today as his first day of transplant conditioning. He tolerated both drugs fairly well, with just a little bit of nausea. He is scheduled to receive the first three days of chemo in Day Hospital. On Day -4, he'll be admitted to the inpatient wing of the cancer institute for the remainder of the protocol.

Jeff was thrilled to see JD today, and I'm glad the little man can still put a smile on his Daddy's face. As I've said before, this has been a long hard road, and it has taken its toll on everyone who is intimately involved in the situation. I am continuing my quest to live in the moment as much as possible, and have found that avoiding thoughts about what might happen is VERY liberating. Jeff has his good moments, but unfortunately, he is under such physical distress that the bad moments are currently out-weighing the good.
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