Love at First Bite!

Jim had his first food by mouth today. Although it was only Gerber's strained pears, it was still real food. He said he really couldn't tell what it tasted like and would I please tell him. Well, it was pretty bland, hardly a pear taste at all. But at least he swallowed it. He buzzed up some other foods today and put them through the feeding tube, trying to get some "real food" bulk with enough calories. Good job, Jim!

We went up to the clinic this morning so he could have a blood draw in anticipation of his appointment with the oncologist tomorrow. We'll find out how the Procrit is working and whether or not he has to have another four weeks of shots to get his bone marrow beefed up to produce enough blood cells to bring his numbers up. He is still anemic and that's what he's dealing with now.

I restocked my supply of candles at IKEA today. And we called for another load of firewood to see us through January. Our original supplier is out of wood. We have gone from almond to oak from a different chap. Anything to keep us warm.