Jerry moved to the Physical Therapy department today and will begin PT for three hours a day starting tomorrow. Also, he is having a test done tomorrow that Dr. Matthews (Oncology) told me about on Monday.
Basically, Dad exhibits all the symptoms of an infection, but no cultures have grown so it cannot be proven. Tomorrow, they will take blood from my Dad, separate the white blood cells, label them, and then return the cells to Dad. If they are good little white blood cells, they will report for duty to the infection site to fight. Because they will now be labeled, the doctors can just look and see where they go. Dr. Matthews didn't explain to me exactly how they label the white blood cells, but I'm assuming it's more sophisticated than an extra-fine point Sharpie.
So, here are the questions I have about this very cool Starfleet Medical procedure: If the white blood cells go straight to the site of infection, does that mean that the specific infection type can be learned, and if so, does that mean that we can better target that specific infection and thus heal it faster? If the cells do not go to an infection site does that rule out infection, and if so, can we focus on the PT with the goal of getting ready for surgery sooner?
Nolie decided that after tonight, she is going to start sleeping at the RIBM instead of in the room with Dad. I think she's starting to realize that if she doesn't get enough sleep and doesn't take care of herself, that she's not doing Jerry any favors. I knew she would come to this realization eventually. She's pretty smart. She is spending the night with Dad tonight since he's in a new room.
If anyone remembers Dr. Selar, bonus points if you can name the only ST:TNG episode she appeared in. I figured McCoy, Crusher, and Pulaski were too easy, but I almost went with Boyce. Double bonus points for the episode with Dr. Boyce. (Hint: TOS)
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Dr. Selar originally appeared in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Schizoid Man", where she was played by Suzie Plakson. 6th episode of 2nd season production #206.
Brian did you know?
Suzie Plakson was the only actress to appear as 4 different aliens in 3 different "Star Trek" series: Vulcan Lt. Selar and Klingon K'Ehleyr on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), the female Q on "Star Trek: Voyager" (1995) and Tarah, the first female Andorian on "Enterprise" (2001).
2nd bonus question answer...
Doctor Phillip Boyce was the chief medical officer aboard the USS Enterprise in 2254, under the command of Captain Christopher Pike. (TOS: "The Cage" 1966). He enjoys Martinis, to the point of having a portable martini kit. He is acerbic and a realist -- "Some times a man will tell his bartender things he'd never tell his doctor." He sports a combover. Oh…the answer….the original pilot "The Cage" 1966.
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Thanks so much for the detailed updates....unfortunately I am not the Star Trek dork that I aspire to be, therefore I cannot answer the trivia question...I'll leave that up to Brian. Nolie, I'm glad to hear that you are getting some rest...stress & no rest are no bueno when combined...kind of like alcohol and anti-depressants :) Keep in touch and let us know if you need anything at all. Love, Kristen
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