Fri, April 13th

We've been in the hospital for 9 days now, but Hillary and I were talking today how the time actually has gone by pretty fast. I think a lot of it has to do with how well she has done all week. Between the Dr. and nurse visits, a few walks, a few meals, a few visitors, a little TV, and a few other things, the days fill up pretty fast....she's keeping a pretty busy schedule.
We got good news this morning as a result from a test that was done yesterday that confirmed that the Leukemia hadn't spread to the spine. Though the Dr's said it wasn't common, it was possible, so it was good to hear that the test came back negative (which is positive for us). Other than that, there was nothing new from the Dr's - which is good from our standpoint. The bone marrow biopsy will be either Monday or Tue and then it might be a few days to find out the results, and this will really tell us how well the first round of Chemo has worked on her bone marrow.
Today was a pretty busy day - with three walks once again (maybe one of these days we'll get that 4th one in, but by dinner time she's pretty tired). During one of the walks we went to the room with the computer, so she got to read a little of the blog and some of the emails everyone has sent - she is so thankful for such a great network of family and friends. I may try to add a few pictures of her here in the hospital in the next day or two.
Breakfast was a few bites of scrambled eggs and a half of an english muffin. Lunch was grilled cheese, and she ate more than she has in a meal all week - which was great. I wasn't there part of the day, but apparently she got the best of her dad in a few games of Connect Four. The highlight of the day was Hillary getting a foot and hand massage - the second one since she has been here - apparently it pays to be at Stanford Hospital (no the massages aren't free, but they are very reasonable). She was hoping for a mani and pedi also..... but unfortunately they aren't allowed due to infection risk. For dinner she also ate a little more than she has most of the week, which was great to see. She also got a few games of Connect Four and Yahtzee in, then I left her with Stevie for what I'm sure turned into a wild Friday night.