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Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Day +14 or "your not the boss of me"

I cannot leave her for very long.  She is so grumpy and everything is a big disappointment.  Every possible thing that can be deemed "not expected" is a problem. 

The straw is not a bend straw
The pillow pet's Velcro is not working
The Hazel Nut milk is not Peppermint Milk
The bathroom has not been cleaned out
The sun is up
The world is turning too fast
The.................................

but the red skin, the mouth pain, the dry mouth and lips, the body that is unhappy and not very peppy are all happy signs of work happening deep inside her body.  Someone is objecting to being in her body so they are doing the work necessary.  Remember the new cells have three jobs:

1. become  a working  red, platelet and white cell factory
2. learn to be happy in the new body.  Think before you attack
3.  learn to love the new body and help protect it.

We suspect in the next week to 10 days there will be evidence that #1 has happened. All her symptoms know say that it has but there needs to be some solid proof (counts).   #2 will take a bit of tweeking.  Sometimes the new cells are a bit over enthusiastic.  Sort of like a puppy. #3 is more like sending a child to college, it takes a while to get there.

I will drinking lots of Starbucks, keeping very close and folding more cranes.  Only 317 folded and strung.  More to come.


2 comments:

Lafcadio said...

I remember when I was hospitalized and very short of blood I was very intolerant, petulant and demanding. I think is a consequence of not having all your strength and being cooped up in a hospital. She will get out of it.

Anonymous said...

You are right that these symptoms may be just the first knock on the door from "the girls".

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