Day 23: Farewells....

Today, the doctors checked Dad's wbc and rbc. They saw that his white blood cell count was low. If his wbc count doesn't normalize by the 3rd of June, the doctors will have to reschedule the chemo session because Dad will be too weak. To improve his wbc count, the doctors injected some medicine into his bloodstream.

One thing that aggravated Dad's situation was his appetite, or lack of it. Sometimes, he eats well; sometimes, he doesn't. With his next chemo session just a few days away, Dad's appetite has to improve; he has to build up his resistance.

Today, many of our new-found friends went home to the Philippines. Can you imagine that? Our friends from rooms 603, 607, and 618 went home at the same time!

Standing (L-R): Rolly and Linda (Rm 603); Raquel (Rm 618); Glecie, Erwin and Doc Ven (Rm 607); nurse Sheena and Gina
Seated (L-R): Segundo (Filipino Nurse) and Dr. Evangelista (Rm 603)

When they left, Dad was teary-eyed. In the few days that we got to know each other, we did become close-knit group. Adversity does have a way of binding people together.

Tomorrow, the doctors will check Dad's wbc again. I pray that his wbc count will have improved by then.



Our bill today: ¥330.95 ($50.89 total)
Total bill as of today: ¥119,049.74 ($18,306.28 )