Update 3/30/2012

     I am tired so this will be short. Today was a very stressful day for everyone. Gennie has been having a very difficult time. When I left her last night she seemed to be doing a bit better. When I got to the hospital today there were several people in her room looking very concerned. It seems she had complained about chest pains. The entire day was spent to determine what was going on. She saw liver doctors, cardiologist, ICU doctors, her regular bone marrow doctors and have several EKG's, chest xrays, ultrasounds, CT scans and I am sure I am forgetting some others. It was determined she has had some sort of heart event. Maybe a small heart attack. Part of her heart is not functioning at full capacity. She is also have major difficulty talking and processing thoughts. She is also having trouble with motor skills, moving her arms pressing the button on her pain management machine etc... By early evening they decided to move her to CCU. The problem with this is they do not see bone marrow patients often and really can not do the normal procedures on them they would do for heart patients. Because of her low platelets and other blood counts they can not use blood thinners. They also can not use a catheter if a problem arises. She is mostly there so they can monitor her heart and try and figure out what happened. They also told me they would probably call in the neurologist tomorrow to see if they have anything to offer. I was told that the bone marrow doctors are still driving the bus and that gave me some comfort. They need to protect those cells and make sure everyone is aware of that. It is no small task.
     I am home now and will try and get some sleep. Whenever I wake I will head back to the hospital. Shannon came up there this afternoon to be with me and near her Mom. It was great to have her there. I also spoke with Jason often and am trying to keep him abreast of what is happening. It is difficult for him being so far away and I worry about him also. Shannon is going to contact a few folks this weekend and try and get some help moving some of our stuff to our apartment in Richmond. I need to be closer to the hospital right now and that will be a big help.
     I am sorry this is not a better report but hopefully by tomorrow night I will have better news to write about. As always thank you for your thoughts and prayers.
That's all for now, Bob