Day 1

This is Karin. Matt & I are at MMC. It's 7:30 pm. We got here at 9am. He's almost done with his first round of chemo (it didn't start until 3pm). Everyone here has been wonderful! There's even a pet-therapy puppy named Toby who has his own MMC photo ID tag! And...the greatest of all luxuries...12 hours of unlimited, all expenses included room service. That's right. Matt can get whatever he wants, whenever he wants it from 7am-7pm each day. He has a list of everything he wants to get over the next four days.

We're actually really glad with how this has worked out. We're so much more comfortable with him being in the care of doctors. Plus, if I want to they will bring a cot into the room so I can stay the night with Matt :) He managed to get a private room, so that has been a great blessing.

Matt won't really feel any different for a couple of days, and even then he should only feel tired. All of his blood work has declared his immune system in EXCELLENT condition, so they've been able to give him lower doses of some of the chemo drugs. With his health as is the medical specialists are anticipating hair loss and tiredness...they don't think he will experience any other side effects. Yeah!!! They said he will notice the hair loss in 7-10 days...my knitting diva sister is already at work on a new hat for the man :)

At this point our prayer is for Matt's blood cell counts. The chemo will lower them, but they need to keep an eye on them. If they drop below 50 he will have to come back to the hospital to avoid the risk of catching any bugs. That doesn't happen with everyone; some people only have minor dips. That is our desire.

I think that's it for now...I will give daily reports over the next four days. After that I'll post as needed. Love you tons!!!