Drew Is Getting Stronger

Yesterday, Drew went out in public for the first time in 5 weeks (excluding doctors visits). He gets tired very easily but he was a trouper. His hemoglobin is low. I thought the docs would just let it come back up naturally especially since the pheresis treatment has stopped. But Drew has been getting blood drawn 3 times a week and his hemoglobin has dropped from 10 to 8 since he has been out of the hospital. So he received an injection of Epo (Procrit) to help stimulate red cell production.

We went to Dresslers last night. It was so good to see everybody last night and of course the food was excellent as always. Jon Dressler explained to the staff not to come up and hug or shake hands with Drew, which we appreciated. Drew still should avoid crowds for a few more weeks.