I thought I had weathered the Cytoxan administered at the
start of the stem cell collection process without any serious side
effects. After all, that was over 2
weeks ago. But Thursday I noticed that
my hair felt different when I shampooed it.
And you see the aftermath of a shower on Friday above. Combing my hair is like brushing the hair of
our 11 year old yellow lab Colby who is currently deep into shedding season. It results in a shower of loose hair that can
get into just about anything.
So far I am not yet bald, but that does not feel as if that
is very far away. If I pull it, hair comes out is great gobs. Otherwise there is not
much medically going on. I am just
trying to close things out before going into the hospital on Friday for the
stem cell transplant. This weekend both
boys were here, and they got lots of things done that I normally would have
taken care of. It feels good that the
gutters clear, a project to remove 50 year old yew trees that were choking the
house is complete, and tree limbs that came down in the Halloween snow storm
last year that were blocking out pastures have been cleared away. Barbie organized a family “last supper” for
me Saturday night, and it really felt good to have their support. Plus it was a treat to have Tyler, the
ultimate tractor fan, sitting on my lap as I drove the tractor in support of
the boys’ efforts.
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