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The saying goes "time flies when your having fun". While that may be true, I would also like to through in "time flies when you have nothing to do." My days are flying by and I really can't pin point anything that I have accomplished in the past few days.

It doesn't help that these silly steroids suck all the motivation out of me. The nurses said it could go either way, so I guess I should be happy that I'm not moving furniture and steam cleaning everything in sight. But today I have made myself a to do list! Which is not 100% since I already skipped the first task of making and eating breakfast, but minor details.

My friend is getting married on October 3! And I'm so happy to be the Maid of Honor in her wedding. This weekend is the bridal shower and bachelorette party and it's in Baltimore. I have convinced the doctors here that I am good to go and they have begrudgingly agreed. My platelet count went from 236 on Monday to 190 on Wednesday, so they are having me put in a contingency plan in place. Luck for me, we know people at Johns Hopkins! So my mom contacted a family friend who happens to be a hematologist and knows all about TTP, so if anything should go arye while I'm in Maryland for 72 hours, I can be admitted and treated at Johns Hopkins until I can get back to Birmingham. I would also like to point out while UAB is happy that I have made these plans, they are very fond of pointing out that they (UAB) rank higher than Johns Hopkins and just under Mayo, and would prefer if I received my care at UAB. Oh the ego.

Yesterday I went to my office and picked up some work items so that I could work from home more this week and next. My cubical is a disaster. Nothing is where I left it, which sent me into an emotional melt down. But there are three people now operating out of my cube in my absence so I shouldn't be so surprised. Everyone was really encouraging and asked when I was coming back, which was uplifting, but once again emotionally taxing. Silly steroids. Yesterday was also the Grand Opening of Starbucks on campus which I had started planning. After being in the clinic for three hours, at my office and visiting on campus for two hours, I decided going to a Grand Opening may have been over doing it so I went home. To which I was met by an Edible Arrangement! I don't know who came up with this wonderful edible idea, but bless them! And thank you to the sisterhood (Grandma C, Aunt Charlene, Aunt Alice, Aunt Mary and Aunt Carolyn) for sending it to me!! It's delicious! And because I have zero motivation to make meals it has served as dinner and mid morning snack!

I did take some time to go hang out at the pool yesterday. That was nice. Met some friends of mine there and was able to just enjoy the late afternoon. I may have to take more advantage of pool time for the next few weeks and work on my tan!