It begins....

Sorry, no pictures this time. This post is strictly informational. Tony checked into the hospital yesterday afternoon and we got him all set up with the best of entertainment. We tried hard to ensure he was never bored. I am currently working on beautifying the room as well. They hooked him up to some saline solution and also to what they call B.A.D. I find it humorous that they call something BAD and then hook it up to your blood stream, but who am I to judge. It is always in a locked container, even when it is pumping into him. It is Benedryl, Ativan (anti nausea), and then some kind of steroid that starts with a D. Maybe I will take a picture of it tonight. Anyway, he underwent his first total body irradiation today. It went well. He hasn't felt any effects of it yet, but he said it was kind of boring. They make him stay extremely still for 15 min, then they flip him over and make him do it again. They do that twice a day for 4 days, and then he gets 2 days of chemo. Then he gets a free day on Monday, and the transplant happens on Tuesday afternoon. We found out a little more about his donor. He is a 19 year old from Germany. We also found out that he does have the same blood type, so it will not be changing after all. We are not allowed to contact the donor for 2 years because of several regulations, but we will be able to send him a thank you through the registry. They will give it to him. We are so incredibly grateful for the sacrifice he is making. It is not a super pleasant procedure so this man is definitely our hero. Thank you random stranger! We love you!