Another Day 0

Hunter's transplant began at 12:50 this morning. The experience was extremely surreal. The infusion itself was similar to a blood or platelet infusion. The nurse hung the bag of marrow and ran it through Hunter's Line. The entire process lasted between four and five hours. Initially, Hunter was asleep but awoke during the course of the transplant. He was reluctant to go back to sleep until about 4:30. He woke up this morning about 9:45 in a good mood. Eventually he became distressed due to skin irritation. Hunter scratches his thighs, chest, neck and face the majority of his time awake and a portion of his time asleep. Unfortunately, his skin irritation has been difficult to get a handle on these past few days. We hope that once the trace amounts of morphine clear his system he will be more comfortable. Hunter took an abbreviated nap late this afternoon and again woke up in a good mood. He definitely seems intoxicated from the plethora of medications. Now we wait to see how his body handles the transplant and prepare ourselves for the variety of its potential side effects.