Much Better

Whatever Nurse Ruby did to/for Jim yesterday has worked quite a miracle. He is feeling much better. More pep, less discomfort. He even has a bit of a voice today. We went up to Sacramento to see his oncologist Dr. Grennan, a delightful chap. He is pleased with Jim's recovery progress except for the low blood count. Jim is still quite anemic, despite the Procrit injections. We see Grennan again next week to see if there is improvement over the next few days. The good news is, however, that kidney function is recovering nicely.

When we went up to Sac this morning there was a huge traffic snarl-up that resulted from an accident involving a UC Davis commuter bus that takes students and faculty from Davis to the UCD Medical Center. We got diverted onto another freeway and then had to figure out how to get to the hospital from a completely different orientation. This is where Jim began directing traffic and ordering lane changes, speed-ups, etc. At this point I knew he was on the mend. When we were coming back the traffic was still backed up for several miles.

Today has been a day with a ray of hope. Jim is still very tired but at least he is not in as much pain and discomfort. He still has a long way to go, but the immediate issue has been "relieved." Nurse Ruby deserves a big round of applause!