We went back to Shand's again for another checkup and were so blessed that Randy's numbers are good! Good enough that he got the first of his immunization shots. Since his immune system was completely killed off, he needs to get all the "baby" shots again, like measles, chicken pox, etc. This time they only gave him a pneumonia shot; they are saving the rest for later.
As an extra blessing, we walked over to the Bone Marrow ward and met up with Brittany again. She's the nurse who saw him through his chemo, transfusion, and most of his recovery. She had been promoted to Charge Nurse shortly before Randy arrived in June but she came out of retirement to do one more transfusion, and boy, were we glad she did! She prayed with us, interpreted medical jargon for us, encouraged us, provided comfort items (like those elusive shower shoes) ... anything and everything she could do to make Randy's life better. We will always appreciate Brittany, as well as many other people on the 7th floor.
