Dr. S is concerned about my fever – 99.3 on two successive readings – since I have zero resistance right now. They wheeled in a portable X-ray machine and took a plate. I feel good, however. Appetite is good as well as thirst – three days in a row now.

Went through my address books that Rick sent to Maureen and contracted a few folks that I had phone numbers for, but have not talked to for years. I called, I guess, because I have valued them all as friends and have learned from them. Also, I figure they’d be interested in the blog. There are so many names that I don’t have addresses.

For those of you reading this, the blog is the best way to learn of my condition. Send me email, by all means, at [email protected], but I need to manage my correspondence. And please, also, no large attachments since I’m on dial-up.

As I wrote earlier, my speech has been affected, and because of dry-mouth and soreness it will sometimes be difficult to talk. Finally, the blog lets me correspond at my own speed, which varies from day-to-day.

Tonight, well tomorrow really at 2 am, I get my antidote, the leucovorin, to counter the methotrexate, as well as another G-CSF to bring my white blood cell count up.

Finished the “Fortune of War.” The last part, about Jack and Steven’s adventures in Boston are one of my favorite episodes.