Blood Transfusions x 2

Another day of fevers--they wanted to give blood all day (hemoglobin 7.3) but were waiting for fever to go down first after treating with Tylenol. They finally started the blood transfusion at about 7:45 pm--first unit of blood almost done by the time Susan, John, and I left at 9:15 pm. Second unit will begin after infusion of IV antibiotic. Jim was much more himself today. Had a restful night and walked several times in the hallway. He even went outside for awhile, but we had to get a wheelchair to get him back to his room due to exhaustion. He is again neutropenic as expected (neutrophil count at 850). Joe also visited today for many hours. All in all a better day. His appetite remains good. Barbara