Sunday - November 18th.

Hard to believe, but today makes one month since Jan was admitted to the hospital. We continue to count the hours until the pathology report from Friday's bone marrow biopsy is released, probably late tomorrow afternoon. In many ways the waiting is more difficult for Jan than the constant I.V.'s, the loss of appetite, the chest pains, or rashes. A favorable report will mean that Jan can set her sights on a discharge date, probably in a week to ten days. An unfavorable report will mean that we have more work to do, and her hospital stay will be extended. An unpleasant new development in the past two days has been mouth sores which have invaded the inside of Jan's mouth on her tongue and throat. This has made drinking or eating anything very painful. This is giving her a lot of discomfort, so hopefully it will improve soon. Her nurse gave her a mouth rinse this evening which included a topical anesthetic, and that gave her some relief. We will post the news on the biopsy as soon as we have it.