Jan 20- Inauguration Day

Connor and I watched the swearing in of Biden and Harris today. Hopeful for the future, and thrilled for the glass ceiling shattering today with our new VP!
Connor's MTX was .15 this morning, so they decided he could be discharged!! Yay!! He's finally home and made it home for dinner tonight!
He does have to continue to stay hydrated, so bags of hydration are arriving this evening, and he'll be hooked back up. He has to take oral Leucovorin every 3 hours, and change the hydration bag every 6. We are back at the clinic at 8:30 am for blood draw to check the levels.
His Hemoglobin is still low, but as long as his only symptom is being tired, they'll put off giving him a transfusion.
His ANC has bounced back up, but his platelets are a bit low, so they still won't start the next round on Monday, and unlikely he'll start on Wed. Hopefully we'll have a full week off, with the possible exception of blood work and another COVID test on Friday before admission.
Can't believe we have to do this 3 more times! (Sigh!)

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  1. Nana PenJanuary 21, 2021 at 10:13 AM

    It's been a rough 10 days for Connor and family, so hard to know more rough days ahead. Keep your eyes on the prize to help get through the bad days. I thought of Connor as I watched Justin Timberlake and Ant Clemons sing "Better Days". ❤

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  2. BeataJanuary 21, 2021 at 4:00 PM

    Exciting occurrences, and hopefully all of us are moving in the right direction in our individual and collective lives in this country! The glass shattering was exciting, and I hope Kaylea thought so too!

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  3. KinlinFamilyJanuary 21, 2021 at 4:39 PM

    Long haul, but so wonderful to be heading home! Rest for yourself ... and hopefully some rest for the US people with new leaders now in place. What a ride that was ... and I’m only watching from afar. Enjoy a restful evening. 💕K/C/M/L

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  4. Dan and GailJanuary 21, 2021 at 7:50 PM

    We are celebrating the new President and Vice-President here too. So happy for you on that front!! Thinking of you guys and these difficult days you are going through and must go through again, hopefully it will get easier each time. You guys are doing an amazing job of keeping positive, you are showing incredible strength, you deserve a break. D&G

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