Happy Wednesday Oct.11,2017

@amadeo (111937)
United States
October 11, 2017 12:15pm CST
Good afternoon.A late start for me.Trying to get hold of our dear friends in Napa Valley.To see if they are okay.Have not heard from them and getting little bit jittery on this.I do not have their phone no. On another note.The foliage has not been all that great here. We used to have beautiful on the school house.In the photo that was taken a couple of years ago.Was splendid. On a sour note.Before l left for Ok.had to get a blood transfusion as I will miss a shot.Things works out well.Yesterday was my injection day, My hematology was very low down to 8.5. I was very upset as every week it keeps going down which is not good. So I am sure that they will be more transfusion to keep me going and alive of course.But I am on the positive side. No sense in dwell on this. Have a good afternoon. Photo is mine.Our house White Blood Cell Count* 4.65 x 10^3/ul 4.23 - 9.07 N Absolute Neutrophil Count* 1.85 x 10^3/ul 1.78 - 5.38 N Hemoglobin* 8.5 gm/dl 12.6 - 17.1 L this is the one to look at Hematocrit* 25.6 % 37.1 - 50.6 L SL-PLT 198 x 10^3/ul 154.0 - 333.0 N Red Blood Cell Count* 2.62 x 10^6/ul 4.0 - 5.74 L SL-MCV 97.7 fml 82.1 - 98.2 N SL-MCH 32.4 pg 25.7 - 32.2 H SL-MCHC 33.2 gm/dl 32.3 - 36.5 N The L word is Low
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@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
11 Oct 17
Is that your hemoglobin? Here, we usually do not transfuse unless it is below 7. Probably they do not want you to reach that low of a level. Feel better.
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@amadeo (111937)
• United States
11 Oct 17
@cindiownes I just post my report.You may want to check this out. yes it is my hemoglobin . No fusion yet will see next week.I have been there.
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• United States
11 Oct 17
Oh you must be so worried about your friends in the valley there CA..so sad Fredo..heartbreaking. Hope you hear from them soon. Somehow tho you do not have their phone. Sorry to hear of yoru blood count..not good but yes, good attitude you always have, no sense in stressing. I hope all will be well all around for you..I love that photo!! No not much foilage change in this area as yet..some but not a lot.
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@amadeo (111937)
• United States
11 Oct 17
@TiarasOceanView we not have heard from them. Just have to wait this out.Yes,I was very upset about my blood count. I have to take it each day.
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• United States
15 Oct 17
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
11 Oct 17
Oh, I hope your friends are ok and that you are able to get a hold of them! On FB, those who are able have been marking themselves "safe" there. I am staying positive for you too . . . hope the blood count gets higher. What a beautiful photo . . . wish we had autumn colors like that!
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@amadeo (111937)
• United States
11 Oct 17
@much2say thank you.I have been checking facebook.But they do not use it
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
11 Oct 17
Your photo is pristine and postcard perfect! I only wish you were, too, but a fighter you are. Hopefully, your friends left the area for safer grounds and will contact you soon or vice versa. I've been watching the news on TV. Horrendous!
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@amadeo (111937)
• United States
11 Oct 17
@DianneN yes I had a feeling that they may had to leave the area?
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@teamfreak16 (43586)
• Denver, Colorado
12 Oct 17
That's a pretty picture. Hope your blood count gets back to normal.
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
14 Oct 17
@teamfreak16 thanks.
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@amadeo (111937)
• United States
14 Oct 17
@teamfreaks16 now sure if the blood will ever get back to normal.Very depressing
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@teamfreak16 (43586)
• Denver, Colorado
14 Oct 17
@amadeo - I understand.
@Kandae11 (57231)
11 Oct 17
That is a lovely photo of the schoolhouse. Looks like a postcard. Sorry about your low blood count - Isn't their a particular diet you can use to help it go higher?
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@amadeo (111937)
• United States
11 Oct 17
@Kandae11 no diet will not help.This is the bone marrow is not pumping out enough blood.
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@vandana7 (102698)
• India
11 Oct 17
I do not understand that much of information but I will take your word for it...I am sorry you have to go through this, and even worry about friends in California..hoping for some miracle for you all.
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
12 Oct 17
@amadeo I am really sorry you are going through something like that..hope you feel better and hope they find a cure for it soon enough.
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
12 Oct 17
@vandana7 it is not the cure too much.But the bone marrow is diseased
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@amadeo (111937)
• United States
11 Oct 17
@vandana well this is very hard to explain to some.The bone marrow which produced our blood is disease. It is not pumping out enough blood.The injection help some and trying to wake up the bone marrrow.
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@jstory07 (148730)
• Roseburg, Oregon
12 Oct 17
I hope you are doing good and will keep doing good. You are such a nice person.
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
14 Oct 17
@jstory07 I am doing my best here.but do not like what is happening
@Juliaacv (56207)
• Canada
11 Oct 17
I think that your approach and wiliness to talk about your health is what is inspiring to so many of us-myself anyways. It teaches me to keep positive and to always smile, even if I already know that I'll never look as good as you do in a picture! I hope that you stay up Alfredo, remember that many look up to you as a pillar of strength, and let that keep you going, okay?
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
11 Oct 17
@Juliaacv thank you and i love your thinking
@JudyEv (382036)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Oct 17
I do hope your friends are okay. I just love that photo. What a lovely house!
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
12 Oct 17
@JudyEv yes we did.But still have to keep an eye on it.Worry about the Santa Ana wind there.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
12 Oct 17
Wow its been a while since I look at anyone`s blood work. Yes you have a little problem there. Tony get another cancer scan on Friday.
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
14 Oct 17
@andriaperry Oh!my hope nothing serious there.
@NJChicaa (127128)
• United States
11 Oct 17
gorgeous picture!
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
11 Oct 17
@NJChicaa thank you.
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
12 Oct 17
That's a beautiful picture. Sorry about the low number. I know it makes you anxious. It does me. Hope it's higher next time.
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
14 Oct 17
@RubyHawk same here and thank you
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@amadeo (111937)
• United States
14 Oct 17
@RubyHawk thanks
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
14 Oct 17
@amadeo You're welcome.
12 Oct 17
Wow it is a nice picture so relaxing
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
14 Oct 17
@Friendlypink thank you and nice to meet you
@maezee (41985)
• United States
14 Oct 17
Hope you hear from your napa valley friends soon. Cool photo.
@marlina (154103)
• Canada
14 Sep 18
Love that photo Alfredo @amadeo