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| Buddha in our garden this afternoon |
It has been a wonderful experience for Peter to read and process the insightfulness offered in the book. I asked Peter to pick out a passage that resonates with him at this moment:
"The future is being made out of the present, so the best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment. This is logical and clear. Spending a lot of time speculating and worrying about the future is totally useless. We can only take care of our future by taking care of the present moment, because the future is made out of only one substance: the present. Only if you are anchored in the present, can you prepare well for the future."
Today was day 12 since Peter is back at Maine Med and day 5 since chemo stopped. Bizarre as it may sound we are happy to report that his blood values are finally dropping. The neutrophils are down to 0.87 and his platelets down to 10000. We are waiting for the neutrophils to go to 0. Peter is more tired and he received a bag of platelets today. I guess as of tomorrow Peter will be wearing a mask again when he goes out in public since once more his immune system will be shot.
We are hoping Peter's blood values will rebound quickly and that he will be back home in about 10 days. The garden is waiting.
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| Brunnera in full bloom |
3 comments:
Glad to hear of trending downward labs with a soon desired turn upward. Wise words noted and applicable to your current situation.
Gorgeous flowers in your garden.
Living in the present is part of the Buddhist philosophy. Living in the present is partly about giving up control. A concept with which I've sometimes struggled! We're glad to hear that there have been no major complications this time around and hope that Peter will soon be on his way home. The gorgeous garden awaits!
Love,
Monica and Gregg
How wonderful!
My joy is great to hear it is going so much better this time around! Not much longer and you can head home for sure!!!
We're laying under the lilac bushes, enjoying the sun and peacefulness.
Thinking of you and sending much healing love!
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