House cleaning

We are in the final countdown to SCT, stem cell transplant. We have been very busy trying to get things in order. Stevan has been trying to get things done on his honey do list that I wont be able to do once hes out of the hospital. We have both been trying to get things cleaned up around the house. We have to de-dust the house and clean as much as possible before he goes in, since it will need to be clean when he comes home and I'm planning on staying with him the whole time while he's in the hospital. Im going to keep the other one going but this will be more personalized. I want to be able to connect with other caregivers and MM patience and this is a better way to do that. We called Sherri, who cleans a friends house, to see if she could help us. She gave us some great ideas on how to clean the house and make it easier to keep it dust free over the coming months. She has also requested to enlist our friends and family that is available to come help us on Friday as we try to knock it out in one day.  If we were to have about 3 or 4 people to help we might be able to get it all done in one day. So why are we doing this? Stevan's immune system will be at zero after the SCT. Any kind of dust, germs or dirt could cause him to get a cold or get sick. He will not be allowed to clean house, mow the lawn, garden, walk barefooted, play with dirt or be around people who are sick. There will be a while when he wont feel like doing anything but eat a little and sleep. He will be resticted in doing a lot of things in order to allow his body to recover, heal and build up his white, red and plasma cells up so that whe will have a strong immune system. For a while he will have to wear a mask around people to help keep him away from germs. We are getting things together, packing bags, finding clothes for Stevan, house shoes, and things to keep him accupied while he's not sleeping or sick. Tomorrow, I will cover what we are expecting at the Bone Marrow Unit and things you can do while we are there.