Vince's Journey

Damn! Last week my white blood count was 29.0, this week the decimal point has moved...to 2.9. This means I'm back on the Neupogen shots and my next treatment will be delayed for a week. I have to admit I was pretty frustrated when I learned this news earlier today. The bright side is, if the treatments are still bringing down the white blood counts, it also continues to work on the bad cells as well. The Neupogen should boost the white cells over the next couple days and hopefully we'll get back on track next week.

I still feel fine. The nurse told me the count is not alarmingly low, just low enough to not risk really bringing them down with a treatment. The difficult part of all this is just dealing with it mentally. I get geared up to move ahead and it's frustrating when you have to postpone things. So, we'll get the shots and try in again next Monday.

On the positive side, we're looking forward to watching Xavier and Ohio State play in the NCAA tournament. Hopefully they'll both get to play through the weekend. I really think XU can play with Gonzaga; they've struggled against some pretty mediocre teams down the stretch and that 18 game winning streak might have them playing a little tight. If the Muskies can stay out of foul trouble, they could pull one of the big shockers of the first. OSU should be able to handle Davidson but a match-up with Georgetown in the second round could be interesting; the Hoyas are one of three teams to beat Duke this season.

Thanks for the continued support and well wishes; it means a great deal to us. Hopefully, the next time I post I'll be able to report that the counts have gone back up...Go Muskies! Go Bucks!!