Deer, deer, deer, deer, deer, deer!

Look what I came across on the way back to the lodge this evening! I saw someone stop and take a picture so I knew that there was something out there...so looked really hard and finally spotted them. At first I took them from across the street, but then crossed the street to get a bit closer. It was a little hard to get them...I had trouble holding the camera still enough for the low light conditions...but was pleased to get so many in one picture.

Things are going fairly well for Woody. He is still very low in his counts that I reported last night...but some are coming up. The doctors said today that the counts that should be coming up are and the ones that need to be coming down are...so at least "things" are moving in the right direction according to the docs. Yesterday's WBC was .90, today's 1.22; Yesterday's RBC was 2.96, today's 2.87 (oops that one went down); Yesterday's platelet count 27, today's 17 (again down...and he did received more platelets today); Yesterday's neutrophil absolute 0.00, today's 0.05 (slow...but on the way up). So looks like things will be going back and forth for a while longer. They are really pleased to see the neutrophils on the upward swing.

Today he walked more around the unit. One of the times we made 11 trips around without stopping at his room...he got stopped before he started on his 12th trip, as the nurse needed him back in the room. I think that he had lost some more weight this morning, but I don't know how much.

I went to the class to learn how to care for his Hickman line when he goes home. Now I "get" to practice when they change the dressing and flush the lines...oh, boy! I did flush his line this evening after he received an IV...he survived!

Today Woody has been conducting a survey of the nurses that come into his room..."Are bald men sexier?" He has only gotten three "no's." The majority have said "yes." His nurse today gave a resounding "yes." He later learned that she had a boy friend...after she left the room he said that he had figured out something...so when she came back into his room later, he told her that her boyfriend must be bald and she wondered how he knew...he said by her answer! It has kept the day lively! The nurse from Russia said that it wasn't good to be considered "sexy" at the time she was growing up in Russia...so she didn't answer the "sexier question.." She said that she thought being bald made men look very smart! Never a dull moment in Woody's room!

There is evidence of hair on Woody's pillow...he is blaming Snoopy! He has a pillow case with Snoopy and the Peanuts Gang on it...so he says that Snoopy is responsible for shedding on his pillow. So far he has held onto most of his hair...time will tell...if I have to change my answer to his survey!!!!!!