For the first time in 7 1/2 weeks, I heard the D word.... discharge! There is talk of switching most of Mac's medicines to oral and start decreasing his fluids - that is what they do to prepare you to be outpatient. Of course we're leaving with many more medicines than we came in with (and we thought that was alot then...) So I'm not sure of the timing, but when decisions are made, things usually move quickly. I assume they're talking about the end of the week. He will still do PT and his ANC is still low, but being away from the hospital will be nice! I will keep you posted.