October 29, 2015

BJ had a clinic appointment this morning to check his blood counts. His platelet count had dropped again, this time to 8k, so he is getting a platelet transfusion today. His white blood cell count is up to 1k today, and 22% of those are leukemia blast cells in his blood stream. He is also neutropenic, with an ANC of 100. He ate some breakfast this morning and is feeling ok, just tired.

He’s smiling because he just loaded the update on his phone, and there’s some new emojis. In particular, there’s a “middle-finger up” emoji, and he’s laughing at his best friend, Matthew, who he’s trying to flip off, but Matthew hasn’t updated his phone. Love to hear his laugh.