Quite a week...

Wow, it's been a week, I tell ya. Poor Michael had a horrible flu and landed in the hospital.

Let me start from the beginning. First he went to HUP for late effects testing two weeks ago. He got a pretty clean bill of health. They just prescribed a beta-blocker at a low dosage to help protect his heart. However, probably when he was at the hospital, he picked up a nasty flu. We wound up in the ER when his fever got out of control, and they discovered that his white blood cells and platelets were very low.

So as this blog almost reaches its one year anniversary, we thought for a second that we'd have to start a new battle against leukemia on a much more personal level. It was less probable that his cancer had returned, especially since he had good tests the week before. However, living on the cancer floor with Michael in isolation for three days was enough to full unnerve both of us.

He's been home for almost a week, and he's back at work and feeling well. In the meantime, I'm continuing my running, which has totally helped my spirits and energy this week. I did my longest distance since the marathon, 6 miles, last Saturday. This weekend, I'll try to tackle 7. I'm feeling well.

If I learned or was reminded of anything this week, it's that we have some amazing family and friends, and I am the luckiest girl in the world to be married to Michael.