Day +17 Hooray!

My numbers are getting better and better everyday. 30.8 Red/390 White/30K Platelets/ANC 117 today. Good bone marrow from my big brother and my own strong body have blended nicely in bringing me to this point of wellness. I am so incredibly grateful! My team was just in and it looks like I will be discharged tomorrow if my ANC reaches 200. I am so pleased. They said that because I am leaving way earlier than most BMT patients, I should not to be surprised if I spike a fever or have a small set back and have to re-admitted at some point. I'm not counting on that, but it's good to know that it's not unusual. Now, while all this is good news, it's not to say that my saga is over - it's not - far from it. I'll have a year of added precautions and limitations, so it looks like there are many obstacles still to come and overcome. I've been given a "discharge book" that lists all kinds of limitations and possible problems that can be expected over the next 12 months. I'm entering another phase - a new normal so to speak. But, I believe that my new normal will be filled with wonder and excitement - new beginnings, new perspectives, new adventures.

Thanks for all of your prayers, good mojo, and positive thoughts that you've sent my way. Please don't stop, I still have a long way to go and believe that I wouldn't have fared so well without them. A sincere "thank you" for your support and encouragement through it all. It would have been so hard without you! I know that something good and wonderful will come of this - that your support will not be in vain - I've had a lot of time to think since my diagnoses - you can't imagine the ideas that are whirling around in my head right now.

I intend on keeping up with this blog, updating every couple of days or so. Heck, you never know what might happen. I'm not wishing for it, but I could become medically interesting at some point, so tune in from time-to-time to see how well I'm progressing.

Again, my thanks for hanging out with me for so long.


Love, Bev