Just thought you should all know that dad has hit the bottom. We hope. It was not long ago that we were walking the hall of the hospital looking in a few room at the other patients thinking: Man, that person sure looks bad. Glad that dad does not look like that well. . .He has a fever, infection that I can't remember the name of, has lost most of his hair, he is in pain, and nauseated to no end. He is well medicated so this is helpful. The only good news is that all this is expected. He is still using humor when he can. This is also the point when we can start looking for the new cells to start growing. Once his blood count goes up he will start recovering quickly. I can't say enough positive things about the care he is getting. As horrible as this all is - it is to be expected. Soon this will be over and stay tuned for a party. My mom could use your words of encouragement. She is AMAZING.