Well, I’m not thinking I can run a marathon anytime soon.  Matter of fact, the only difference is that I’m not light headed.  I’m sure more good things are going to come from getting this blood.

I got 2 big units of blood - I had no reactions - so now we’ll wait and see.

5PM update - still not feeling any different :(  Was hoping that it would be a miracle and I’d feel more “normal”.  Oh well, I have to keep going forward and look for blessings - like I can go to Zavier’s band concert tonight!

I’m all set for tomorrow.  I just got home from having blood drawn for my “type crossing” and I go tomorrow at 9:45am for my transfusion.

The first course will be a bag of Benedryl and other stuff to help my body just incase I have reactions to the new blood.  Then course 2 and 3 will be the blood as I’m getting 2 units.

The whole meal will take 4-5 hours so Lon will drop me off and then pick me up. It’s all good.  I’m learning to deal with this next step and think about it’s benefits instead of what feaks me out.  Nothing can be worse than how tired I am, the numbness and tingling, and the dizziness for 3 straight days.

It’s just a part of this journey!

I will go tomorrow to “cross type” my blood and then have the transfusion on Thursday (my son’s birthday).  I don’t have times or places yet but will let you know when I know.