Decided NOT to talk about the weather...but oh, my. It brings out a need to make soup.
We traveled to Ann Arbor for 4 days last week. Ron had a pulmonary function test on Monday, and we met with his pulmonary doctor. His lung issues are stable, and the pneumonia has resolved, but he has permanent lung damage which does make him susceptible to more lung infections. She changed him to Spiriva which you have probably heard advertised on TV. That replaces one of the inhalers, and he continues to take Advair and an antibiotic specifically for his lungs.
On Tuesday we had planned a day trip since no appointments, but it was so cold that we stayed in AA. The University of Michigan and Eastern cancelled classes...first time since 1978. On Wednesday and Thursday Ron had two ECP treatments. Because his bloodwork and previous CT scan of his lungs were improved, his steroid prednisone was tapered from 20 to 15 mg daily. So that is a step in the right direction. His physical therapist is coming to our house tomorrow and will probably discharge him from services at home. It is hard for him to muster the energy to do his exercises. That is so unlike the old Ron who ran 1000 miles a year, was an avid golfer, and sports official. Chronic graft versus host disease has ravaged his body in a variety of ways. I am thankful that this doesn't seem to bother him.
The deer have been regularly coming into our yard to eat apples and the pine trees. I will post a couple pictures. I keep a hoe by the crabapple tree, so I can shake the branches. We watched deer in the yard for over half an hour yesterday at the end of the afternoon. Two came across the road and were less than 20 feet from our windows.
Ron & Jan