This morning Dad is headed in to get his stem cells harvested. He has been getting shots everyday to encourge his bones to mass produce these little cells. As a result it leaves him with a deep bone pain that requires pain meds. He is also feeling some if the effects of the chemo. After today he and my mom will get a much deserved break for a week. Imagine that. . A week with no doctor visits. Too good to be true. To harvest the cells dad will be hooked up to a machine for 7 hours. his blood is run through and it recognizes and pulls out around 10 million of the little buggers. If you need something to do feel free to call him today. He is not going anywhere. Mom is good and looking forward to a break. Olav left Tuesday after spending time with them. They were able to do some kayaking one day on Bainbridge. We hope that dad stays healthy so they can come to Bend for a few days. His white cell count is going up and that is a good thing. Clean master Maxine is working over time to keep the germs at bay. Pretty sure they have the cleanest hotel room around!