Day 6 - the sweet smell of stem cells

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So at 11.30 Pete was given iv paracetamol & anti-histamines. Job done, he was prepped & ready 2 go, with what I can only describe as r2d2 sitting outside his door. At 12 they came & gave him 2 bags Of cells, each taking about 5 mins & that was it. So simple. No more being allowed out of his room.

Pete had an urge for pizza for dinner, so once this was all completed I went off to the local shop to buy one. Upon my return I was greeted by a nurse who said there was a lovely smell of stems in his room. Thinking it was a sarcastic comment & expecting a horrible smell, I replied with, don't worry I'll fumigate Pete with deodorant.  What a pleasant surprise I had when I got to his room. Before I even opened the door could smell an extremely sweet odour coming from the room. Very fruity like someone had just prepared a fruit salad. Wow... I wasn't expecting that. Not bad at all... All though I must say it's getting a little sickly now. 

So that it. 1st lot all done. Nothing to do now except wait for chemo side effects ... Dr said by weekend about day 10 & then wait for stem cells to start growing again

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