Day -5; Last Day of Busulfan, First Night in the Hospital, by Vic

Dad and his nurse, Roberta

Me and Dad in his room in the BMT Unit

This morning Dad received his last dose of Busulfan (his first chemotherapy drug). So far Dad is having minimal side effects and is feeling pretty good, other than some anxiety. This afternoon Dad was admitted to the UAB hospital Bone Marrow Transplant Unit. When I arrived at the hospital around 2:30 this afternoon Mom was here as she spent the night in Birmingham with Dad last night and brought him to the hospital this morning for his last dose of Busulfan. Mom left shortly to return to Huntsville and Alex and Amanda soon arrived to visit Dad for a while.

Dad's nurse today was Mervin, who took care of Dad last time he was here. He is a good nurse and he was wearing awesome koala scrubs today. He informed Dad that he will have to gargle some yucky tasting liquid in order to prevent infection in his mouth.

Dad's night nurse is Roberta (see above), who is very nice and submitted to taking a photo of Dad and I, and letting me take a picture of her with Dad.

Dad and I have been pretty busy tonight. We watched Beauty and the Beast and talked to Eva and Joan on the phone. Dad is watching Fox News and falling asleep as I type this. I am staying with him tonight, and tomorrow Eva will return around lunch time. That's all for now!

P.S. Dad's room number is P364 if you would like to send a card or stop by to visit. Dad cannot receive flowers or fresh fruits.