Monday - welcome new followers! Charlie is doing better today, but until his blood counts are consistent, Dr. Lee (the on-call oncologist) says he must stay put in the hospital. Dr. Lee visited tonight and does not think Charlie will be leaving the hospital until Wednesday at the earliest. As we all know, the opinion changes from doctor to doctor, but Dr. Lee, being the oncologist has the final say-so, I believe.

I visited Dad this evening and he said the blog would not be complete without mentioning "poop". I don't think the administrator will let us post what he really said. :0) It's a good sign that Dad's intestines are functioning just fine, thank you very much. Enough said about that!

There is a problem with his current room. He has been placed in a room with another man who has oxygen being given via mask. The problem is... when the levels in the mask fluctuate, the darn thing beeps (howls, really) and is LOUD. This is keeping Dad awake and - need I say more? Yikes! Geri and I performed detective work this evening in an attempt to find him a more suitable room. The entire oncology floor is booked. Tomorrow, there may be a better option.

The good news today is that Dad is standing for longer periods of time, walking and generally getting his body moving around building stamina. He mentioned something about "rubbers", but we won't even go there!

More news tomorrow.