An upgraded Hickman

Today's entry is being composed by guest blogger John. Chellie is undergoing an outpatient procedure today to switch out her two port Hickman to a three port Hickman. Apparently putting a splitter on one of the ports is not an option. Although this procedure was to take place this morning, the hospital experienced some scheduling issues which pushed back her surgery to this afternoon. Unfortunately this effectively extended her required fast to nearly twenty hours....not so bad if she had know it was coming. Sadly, she did not plan ahead by having a yummy feast last night and found herself quite as she put it "hangry"...hungry and angry. Hopefully she can remedy the situation this evening when her brother/donor/hero Kyle takes her out to dinner later tonight. If not her awesome husband John picked up a welcome home cupcake from the Church of Cupcakes. If all goes as planned Chellie will admit to the hospital on Saturday to begin a regiment of chemotherapy followed by radiation therapy in preparation for the stem cell transplant. With any luck the hospital will stay on schedule this time.

Chellie's MIL was kind enough to come up to Denver to help out with Scott so that John can take her to the hospital tomorrow. While Chellie gets settled in, John will be watching the Denver nuggets play over at the Pepsi Center in their first playoff game against the Golden State Warriors. He will stop by after the game to check on Chellie and make sure she has everything she needs. The upcoming weeks will be filled with lots of cleaning to prepare the house for Chellie and her compromised immune system. Projects include lawn aeration, sprinkler turn on, deep cleaning of the kitchen, master bath, and master bedroom, air duct cleaning, carpet cleaning, and the cultivation of obsessive compulsive cleaning behaviors in order to prevent potential infections. Much of this will need to take place in the next week or so in order to allow enough time for the dust to settle. Chellie appreciates all thoughts, prayers, and cards but please refrain from sending any flowers or plants as they can harbor molds that are harmful. God bless and have a great weekend
-John