Time for a short, frustrated entry, following today’s earlier happy blood blog.
Unfortunately, just after I got my blood today I spiked a low fever, and because I am neutropenic, I am back at Rhoads 6 at Penn. I’ll be here until Sunday (hopefully that’s my maximum sentence).
As you may remember from the last neutropenic fever almost two months ago, I am kept in the hospital as a precaution, given lots of antibiotics to prevent or kill infection, and massaged by Jacqui three times a day to literally rub the white blood cells back to life.
So come and visit as long as you don’t have a cold, ebola, or leprosy. Room 6011 Rhoads.
Bald Mike's Blog 
HELP ME! I WANT TO GO HOME!!!
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If one more damn resident feels the need to examine me at 2am, I am walking home!
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Hang in there Mike! Soon you will have the joy of being in the hospital as Jacqui and the baby get all of the attention and you are there to comfort, support, and get out of the way–not to mention keeping the residents from taking her temp at 2am so she can sleep!
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HEY THERE SON. ONE MORE HELP ME AND YOUR MAMA IS COMING TO PHILADELPHIA TO CALM YOU DOWN. THANK GOODNESS FOR ON THE BALL DOCTORS LIKE DR. SCHUSTER AND ALL THE GREAT RESIDENTS AND NURSES WHO ARE CARING FOR YOU TO MAKE SURE YOU R OK. THEY CARE… WATCH OUT OR A LOCK WILL BE PLACED ON THE DOOR TO YOUR ROOM AND ONLY A FEW WILL HAVE A KEY INCLUDING ME. I LOVE YA. MOM
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Hanging in there buddy. Gabe and Leo send their love and wish you could be here watching the “Magic School Bus” with them.
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Was just examined by Dr. Seuss. Things are getting strange around here.
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