As soon as we arrived at Gleneagles Parkway Cancer Center, I immediately handed my appointment card to the friendly nurse, hit the weight scale, and rushed to get to my favorite seat in the Day Ward. Not long before I took off my jacket, a nurse was ready to withdraw my blood (from the catheter) for a Full Blood Count check.
When the tube was filled with enough blood, my sister rushed it to the lab for an immediate check and result. And then there was the waiting game again. I made my seating arrangement as comfy as possible for I was sure that today would be the day.
15 minutes later, Doctor Teo came to visit me with his big smile. Sure enough I knew something good was happening, only it was not going to take place this day. Anyway, the WBC has gone down a bit. Yesterday was 0.3, today was 0.25, so there would be a good chance tomorrow would be lower. Therefore we decided to look what tomorrow has to offer to my condition.
Before we parted, he asked me about the Sop Buntut. And I said,” don’t worry doc, I finished 2 portions yesterday.”
Ray,
I know you just started the bone marrow transplant. Me dini and Imo are always praying for you. keep your spirit up and like every challenge, one day you will look back and see how tough it was and how grateful you are to be able to overcome it.
Ceik ker ma men.