Day 11

Today, we were much more active than we've been since being admitted to the hospital. Since we've been here, we've had to coax Grant out of the room. But today, the majority of the time, it was Grant's idea. He either wanted to ride in the wagon or go for a walk. It appears that cabin fever had set in and he just needed to get out of this tiny little room. We have walked every inch of this hospital multiple times... where we were allowed access, of course.

Speaking of getting out of this room, the Doctor on weekend duty (Dr. Beam) came by to speak with us about Grant's blood counts, just like they do everyday. He told us that Grant looks great and his counts are increasing nicely, so there's a good chance we'll get to go home tomorrow (Sunday). This is obviously very different than what Dr. Heym had told us yesterday. But when Dr. Heym told us that it would be Monday or Tuesday, he was looking at an increase of just 10 neutrophil cells (70 to 80) from the previous day. This morning, Dr. Beam saw that his neutrophils jumped from 80 to 150. He said he would discuss whether or not we could be sent home tomorrow with Dr. Heym since Grant is Dr. Heym's patient. We will let you know what they decide.