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Good Evening,

Very early this morning they decided I needed to reduce the amount of fluids I was getting so they took me off the pump for a few hours. I felt like a 90 year old up and down to the bathroom all night. Give me a diaper from cripes sake. The doctors rounded at 7:30am this morning. I wear ear plugs at night so I don't hear all the staff coming in all night (or my family snoring), so the doctors first words to me this morning was "Do you have the wax out of your ears". Good morning Dr. Cripe :) He and his residents then had to help me dig around in my bed to help me find my glasses. I'm a tough patient.

It was so incredibly nice to not be hooked up to the pump even for a few hours. It is only a matter of time before I trip over my line or walk off and forget about it and it pulls out of my arm. Hmmm...lets change the subject. I was able to dance around the room, exercise, yoga and then I had to get hooked back up.

My Aunt Lisa dropped by with the promised donuts from Longs. Soooo good. She was also so nice to bring some fabulous buckeyes that my cousin Emily made with my Aunt Karen. She is quite the cook. Everything Emily makes is wonderful. My cousin Sam made me a get well card. He drew a Christmas tree with 97 presents under it. We can all hope, right Sam? They also lent me a digital photo frame loaded with great family pictures. Such a cute and thoughtful idea.

Kathleen and I finished up a few more Christmas decorations. We watched "It's me or the dog" on the animal planet. Made me miss Penny, our dog. It also made me realize that I have a lot to learn about what not to do with dogs. Funny what I watch when I finally have cable. Kathleen and I started working on a puzzle. It's a picture of Obama and his dog Bo. Ever the democrat. It may take me the entire hospital visit to get it done.

My friend Stephanie dropped by for a visit. She was really bundled up so it must be pretty cold out. She is making a ham dinner tonight. I am hoping for the ham and bean soup from her leftovers (Hint hint). My Uncle Tom also stopped by for a lovely visit. He also brought me some of Aunt Karens buckeyes. They were going fast. I always enjoy joking around with Uncle Tom. He has the best stories about his middle school students and drivers ed students. I pity the fools.

Yesterday it snowed several inches here in Indy and it was beautiful. Unfortunately, I insisted that we leave my dads sailboat out late this year. I was supposed to help him take it out of the water but I am "conveniently" here in the warm hospital. He and mom went out to sweep the snow off the boat and make sure it isn't frozen in the water yet. Sorry guys. :) They were really cold when they got here this afternoon. The pics of the boat are so beautiful.

Well, health wise it was a thankfully uneventful day. No pain meds and no extra nausea meds. Maybe it was the donuts. I have chemo again tonight. The bags they hang are so much smaller than they were before. My nurse was kind enough to tell me not to let the size fool me. Great. I hope this works.

I really love all the comments and visits. It really helps the time and my mind stay in a better place. Thank you so much everyone. Tomorrow I will post the info for signing up to be a marrow donor if anyone is interested.

Goodnight. Love Andrea Rose.