Low Energy

Thank you all for your continuous stream of vibes, thoughts and good wishes.

Lack of communication from my side is not because I don't appreciate them (not at ALL), but because I have been very low on energy over the last few days (see pic).
Can't eat much, or drink much.
Can't bat, can't bowl, can't field.
Can't blog.
Can't catch mice.

Blood counts are low as a result of everything we've been doing to my Poor Body over the last three weeks.  Umpteen drugs every day, many of them to counteract the side-effects of the others.  Pretty constant temperature over the last week, though nothing frighteningly high.  Saline drips to keep me hydrated.  Headaches, nausea, sensitivity to bright light or loud noise.  Sickness, diarrhoea.  You get the picture.

However, two items of possilbe good news: docs reckon the new Stem Cells have started to engraft because I am showing mild signs of Graft versus Host Disease.  Nothing too severe, but enough to show that things are happening.  Secondly, some of my blood counts have started to turn around and move back up towards normal.  In fact, my platelet count is higher than it has been for years, which I'm particularly pleased about because that was a secondary symptom of CLL in me.  The count we really want to see improving is the Neutrophils, which are a type of white blood cell and the body's first line of defence against bacterial infection.  Once these start to recover properly, they should deal with the minor infections I have been suffering from for the last week which have caused my constant temperature.

Onwards and Upwards!