VALENTINE’S DAY
“Someday wind may seize
our expectations like leaves
and blow them about.” Haiku by Richard Wiegmann
There it is. . . I went in for the Neupogen shot today, as ordered, and while visiting with the nurse commented that the Dr. appeared a bit less keen about my new readings than I did. I said, ” . . .even though they were UP!” and we went through everything again putting the good things and the not so good things into perspective. My understanding is that the doctor will consider the blood count, the dosages of the chemotherapy and neupogin and will use his experience and knowledge to determine how much, how long, and so forth to try to avoid the very low counts experienced last week. The unknown remains the disease itself. I will likely have to rethink the nature of miracles, but with sunlight and springlike air and lovely Valentines, today it is impossible to feel less than joyful.