Red Cells and White Cells and Platelets, Oh My!

BOX SCORE Element Current Std. Range Trend Hemoglobin 12.3 13-17 ^ Platelets 83 140-375 v ANC 2610 1800-8300 ^ There are lots of Christmas songs that talk about the wonderful feelings most of us share during the Christmas season, which by the way is closer than we think! Many of the songs lament that we don't keep that Christmas joy throughout the rest of the year. If you want to get really cynical, a satirical song writer named Tom Lehrer offers his song, "A Christmas Carol," which includes the following verse: On Christmas Day you can't get sore Your fellow man you must adore There's time to rob him all the more The other three hundred and sixty-four

BOX SCORE Element Current Std. Range Trend Hemoglobin 11.1 13-17 v Platelets 102 140-375 v ANC 1750 1800-8300 v  Sometimes, you just need to go to the beach. Know what I mean? Well, that's exactly what we did. We left Monday afternoon for Gleneden Beach with a reservation at a condo that was recommended to us by my friend and fellow AML fighter, Brian. We didn't know what to expect, quite, but Brian and Rita said they have been staying at this place for 30 years, so it must be something special. We checked in and then proceeded to our unit. We were met with the above pictured view from our living room. Wow! Thanks Brian and Rita! We had a lovely time enjoying the views, t