She is off to the Re-Fueling Station

Well, the Doctor's were tickled. Things like low blood counts make them giddy. It let's them know that the treatment is working. M-E and my mom are off the Hem/Onc clinic for her first blood transfusion. Everyone says she will feel like taking on the world after she gets someone else's healthy red blood cells.

She is such a trooper. She does not complain. Her biggest complaint is that I keep trying to get some food into her.

As a species we must have such a deeply rooted survival instinct. Never does she complain about treatment or any of the side affects. She just does this day after day and has a positive attitude. We see lots of kids every time we go. The only ones that seem to be a problem are the 5-6 year old boys. They can pitch a fit that makes Mt. St. Helen look calm. The boys seem to have been abandoned by their mothers and lots of father's bring them to clinic.

Mom is trying to put up inside Christmas lights. M-E is resisting at this point. I know my mother. The Marys in this family set their jaws and do what they want to do and don't let much get in their way. I will let you know when the lights go up.

Now I know where M-E gets her strength. She comes from a long line of surviving Marys.