Jan 13

Deb spent the night but we are on different schedules it seems. I fell asleep about 7pm because of the benedryl they gave me for the transfusion, and Deb didn't fall asleep until 11pm. Well, I got up about 4am when I usually do, but Deb was still sleepy so I'm trying to type quietly while she sleeps. Maybe I'll watch a movie, I have earphones. // The movie was a good idea. It was," The Long Ride Home" with Randy Travis, pretty good. I'm glad we have the earphones cause I can turn the sound up and it sounds like you're in a movie theater, but Deb couldn't hear a thing. Deb said she slept OK and didn't hear me when I got up several times during the night. She did wake up when the nurse came in. I had ordered Deb a breakfast with mine, so we ate together this morning. Today was uneventful except for the football games. We had a nurse take some pictures of Deb and I, and then Deb took some of me to put on the blog and send to "Ernie's Angels". The pictures on the blog are taken in front of the cards and pictures that "Ernie's Angels" sent. They are really good and made me feel great!!! Deb went home tonight but said she'll be back in the morning and maybe sleep here again. The tubes you see in the pictures that look like they're hanging out of my chest? Well, they're hanging out of my chest. They were implanted surgically the first night I got here and to my knowledge they will remain there until I'm all done with hospitals. It's inconvenient and awkward but it keeps me from getting stuck with a needle several times a day and it goes into a large artery so they can get stuff in fast sometimes. It doesn't hurt but it gets in the way sometimes.