More good news

I just got to the hospital today to find Gennie in her chair talking up a storm. It seems the doctors were all her a little while ago and they are amazed with her. She just keeps getting stronger. In fact she will probably get to leave the hospital byt weeks end. I now need to get in gear and go home to bring up the cloths she is going to need in the apartment. I will attend a caregiver meeting on Wednesday to learn about my diuties once she is released. Since this is a blog about being a caregiver I will share with you one lesson learned. Many folks told me to make sure and take care of myself as my help and energy would be needed soon. The other night I went home for the first time since getting to Richmond. I attended a good friends retirement party. John served our country in both active duty and government contracting for 47 years. It was a great party, and I also want to thank John for his service. It was good to see friends even if it was just for a few hours. It is humbling to know there are so many friends following all of this. Their support has made it much easier. I know any of you reading this fall into that catagory and I thank you again for your support. The moral to this is that it is very important to take time away from the "journey" and take a deep breath. It was needed and refreshing. OK now many of you have asked what they can do to help. Well I have an idea. In the hallway here is a note to the nurses and staff here. It ask them to support and donate to a fund raising event sponcored by the Massey Cancer Center. It is to raise money for folks who need the service here who may not be able to afford it. I am going to post the link. If you are inclined look at it and donate, supporting the team here on the bone marrow clinic. Find the space where it ask for honoring someone and put in Gennie's name. They have not asked me to do this but I think it would be nice to help them reach their goal. Doing it in Gennie's name would be a real surprise to them and make Gennie feel very nice. She doesn't know I am posting this either. BeTheOneRun.org is the site. the name of their team is Every Step of the Way. The money goes to pay for folks to sign up to be donors. The name of the capitain is Judy Davis. Find a team member and help them reach their goal. I had thought about running a donor sign up one day but this may be a better manner to help. Get your credit card out and send them $5, $10, $25, $50 or whatever you wish. Don't forget to put Gennie's name down. Now you know how you can help . Not just Gennie but many others. That's all for now folks, Bob