The Waiting is the Hardest Part

Day #12 – these next 10 days are the waiting days. The Chemo has (hopefully) killed all the Leukemia cells in my bone marrow and blood and now we are waiting for my body to regenerate good cells and put me into remission. They keep a careful eye on me as my platelets are at 1 (normal is 140 to 440). That means even a small bleed could be deadly. I would have no platelets to stop the bleeding. I’m allowed no sharp objects like toe nail clippers or razors and every night they put up my side rails and put my bed alarm on. They don’t want me to exercise at all as even a muscle tear could prove detrimental.