Saturday,November 17th

Stan's rash is looking better. His GVHD of the mouth and digestive tract are not better. The docs have increased his pain medication and his steroids and are hoping to see an improvement by Monday. The good news is that the GVHD has not gone to any of his organs--his kidneys and liver are fine despite all the medications he is on.(and his CAT scan of his stomach was fine too) His mental state is coherent,but he is so medicated that he cannot stay awake too long. I am trying to be positive, but as Thanksgiving approaches,it is sad to think that Stan will still be in the hospital.After this week,I will be back at work full time--so if anyone is able to visit Stan during the day--that would be appreciated to break up his day some until I can get there after school.