[PaulS]

That's great your Sister in Law is coming in - also good to be close to home so family can visit - just have to make sure everybody is clean - keep a thing of disinfectant wipes in your room and constantly clean any surfaces you and others touch and wash your hands a lot - and don't be shy if nurses aren't being clean enough. The BMT unit was very good - but they occasionally breached protocols - I found the local hospital to be less good (when I was less compromised) - but if you keep as clean as possible you should be OK. Sorry you don't like the food - try to eat even when you don't feel like it - even if its just Rice Krispies.

Good song.

The Rising by Bruce Sprinsteen worked well for me - also he does a cover of Stayin' Alive (yes the Bee Gees song) that is great. Going to Springsteen concerts really kept me going up to the transplant and played a prominent role in the music I played during the actual transplant -

I had a little Bose Soundlink audio player that linked via Bluetooth to my iPhone - and Pandora (do you know about Pandora- your do if you don't - there may be something better now) to play an endless variety of music - and headphones for walking the halls - really helped. The nurses enjoyed the music too. Good hospital admission presents...

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