Blue

Well, our world cup game didn't go as we'd like, Ghana’s slide tackles and two goals won them a place in the next round. I’m happy for Africa to still have a team in there to root for, but Garrett might be done with this World Cup completely. It was fun while it lasted, in the end unfortunately a downer this weekend.

Friday we had a long day starting at 7:30am checking in to the hospital outpatient infusion center for a blood transfusion. As much as his blood counts have been rising, it is still not enough to avoid transfusions all together, but spreading them 5-6 weeks apart instead of 2-3 weeks is much healthier. The hyperbaric oxygen therapy will make the red blood cells Garrett does have work harder too which usually helps anemic people further delay transfusions.

Washington had some blue skies and sunshine this weekend, but we were still feeling under the weather. Garrett’s been sore in the shoulders and back since starting the hyperbaric treatments and trying to eat and drink more to up calories, but finding it hard to get things down. And little Olive got a hitch in her getalong this morning and couldn’t get comfortable. If only half a low dose aspirin could perk Garrett up like it does for Olive. Hopefully next week will be less painful for all of us!

We did have some decent homemade seafood and vegetable tempura for dinner and we're stocked up on Garrett's favorite dessert... mochi ice cream!