Today is 60 days post- transplant.  I am feeling really good. Yesterday my post-transplant PT/OT evaluation went really well. The therapist was ‘very amazed’ at how well I am doing. My labs are all good and my doctor/team said Dec 20 for going home still looks good.  I did start my maintenance chemo lite yesterday.  One pill on days 1 and 3 of each 28 day cycle.  So far so good. No noticeable side effects.

Natalie arrived last Saturday and Dave went away to the Lake Livingston area of Texas about 100 miles north. He did some bike riding, reading, exploring and (hopefully)some resting!  Natalie and I have had some great conversations, watched a Rom-Com, went to the Museum of Natural Science, ate out and cooked at home. She also spent the day at MDA with me yesterday.  It has been rainy and cool here so not much outside time. 

An update on the young family (7 boys)- Their mom, Sara, passed into the arms of Jesus yesterday afternoon. She was having heart/ lung complications and had been in ICU for a couple days. Prayers for the husband, Caleb and the boys as they navigate this loss and life without their wife and mother. They are blessed to have a support family here, a supportive church here and supportive family, friends and church community back home in Missouri.  Continued prayers appreciated. 

I feel more like normal all the time.  I am eating better, walking farther and am able to help Dave with more household chores. I still need to continue building strength. God is good. Life is good. And I am so looking forward to Christmas in Rapid City!!

God bless you all for your faithfulness in prayer and your encouragement in so many ways.  Love, Dave and Kay