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8:45 am apt so we sleep in an hour. Bennett is happy to see us before we leave. We leave at 7:15 for the traffic. It is slow going but not too crazy. My blood counts continue better than typical (WBC 5.4, NE# 3.79, RBC 4.07, PLT 152 - in the normal range and climbing, HCT 35.4 and climbing). They swab my mouth because I have some ulcers – to test for virus, etc. We learned today that the Michael Bacon from Savannah (I work with his brother R.W. & Karin's former Principal is his cousin- Dr. Howard) will be released on Wednesday, great news for him. 4 hours or so then we depart. Tomorrow is Halloween and we have a few plans. We had our own, but the whole clinic and patients are asked to participate. Karin made treats to take. We walked at 7 PM and stopped by to watch Marie Wilson warm up and play her first game of tennis. Then we swapped out with Paul so he could watch some. For the second night in a row Karin put Bennett down while still awake, but tired and he went to sleep on his own.

Staying strong,

Mark