Tentative schedule
Mood:  quizzical
Topic: Update
Dad heard from a person named Donna at the BMT department yesterday. She said he should be there for a FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16 appointment in the morning for lab work and an appointment with an infectious disease specialist. He's waiting to hear if he can see the same type of specialist at Merit Care in Fargo instead. My guess is they want to assure he doesn't get another infection from the catheter (Hickman port), so they'll probably insist he sees the doctor at the U of M.

Not sure yet if that means he starts the transfusion immediately after this appointment or what. We were told by the Nurse Coordinator that "most of the staff there will be at a conference in Keystone Colorado from Tuesday the 6th through the 13th, so we assume that's one of the reasons for the delay.

The cats, Shadow and Crystal, made the journey on Sunday to John's place in Chaska with relative ease. They were let out of their travel cages once we hit the freeway and they kept Cortnie, Megan and Samantha warm and occupied the whole way back. They (kitties) weren't too sure about their new surroundings for the first couple of days - lots of meows, increased ankle rubbing, and more bed switching than Goldilocks - but they seem to have acclimated well enough. The downside (for John) is having to take allergy medications for the next 3-4 months. The girls are excited to have them here, which I immediately used to get their commitments to help clean the litterbox and cat hair off the furniture. The upside is that I have to dust less because cats explore remote places and come out covered in cobwebs, so it's like having a robot Swiffer-Sweeper. I know Dad misses them dearly and wishes he'd kept them there a bit longer...