Day 5 & 6: Phase One...Complete

This morning was my final round of chemo for my stay here at UCLA. Tomorrow, referred too as, "Day of Rest," will be my first day without chemo, as well as the day before I have my stem cell infusion. Do I know what, or how it will happen? No, but I know it shouldn't last very long, I think. I have ingested quite a number of pills. In the beginning I asked a lot of questions, now I just swallow the pills and smile. I just got done with a good walk with Mark. I knocked on his door, and that's all it took to get him going. Mark has the spirit of a teenager. I respect that about him. He told me how he was kicked out of BYU for attending a party where marijuana was being used. BYU told him, either convert to Mormonism or go elsewhere. Mark ended up playing college football in Oklahoma. For the first time, Mark walked without his mask. I was trying to figure out why he looked so strange to me. After walking for 20 minutes, he realized his mask wasn't on his face. He got a little worried, so we had to go back and get one for him. I know nothing will happen to him, but I know it must of felt nice not to have that thing over his mouth around people. Mark is the kind of guy that would care less about looking good in a gown and a mask. I, on the other hand, could never be placed into one of those things, ever. Other than that, my nurse drew my bath, got to go.