Jeff had another doctor's appointment this week, and everything is still looking good. On Dr. Claxton's suggestion, we visited Jeff's nurses on the 6th floor and in Day Hospital. According to the doctor, the nurses love to see patients that are doing as well as Jeff after transplant. Although I do think they were excited to see Jeff, they were especially thrilled about seeing JD.
On, March 20, Jeff will have his bone marrow biopsied, and although the doctor expects everything to look good, we're still going to worry until the results come back. If the marrow is clear of any leukemia, they'll call it a remission - it will be 2 years until Jeff can be deemed cured. Jeff still has bad days, but hopefully someday soon, the good days will become more plentiful and the bad ones will disappear.
Last week JD had his first doctor's appointment in St. Marys. He weighed in at 12 lbs, 8 ounces and is 24 inches long. He also got some of his first vaccinations. He screamed a bit, but overall handled things like a little trooper.
I'll be going back to work at the end of March. I'm not sure how I feel about that right now, but I know I'm going to miss the baby a LOT. Being that I cried for two hours after taking the dogs to the kennel before our last vacation, I'm thinking I'm probably going to have a tough time dropping JD off with Nicky. Luckily, I know he'll be in good hands, and after all, I only have to leave him for 4 hours at a time. With JD being so close to work, I can easily run for a lunchtime feeding.
3 comments:
It is great to hear that things continue to look good. As always, you are all in our thoughts & prayers. It's hard to believe that lil' JD weights over 12 pounds already. geez!
Becki & Troy
During his tour of duty in Hershey, Jeff's amazing attitude and willingness to cooperate
(complete with dimples and a smile) caught every nurses attention on the 6th floor.
Now that Jeff can change diapers, the price of Big Jeff Eckert just went up!
His son still remains pricesless.
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