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Day 150
(Dave’s Turn) Looking into life’s great pool of reflection, what do I now see? I see that my wife has ‘passed’ from a sentence of death …… to a new life. In exchange for ‘nothing’, a remarkable young man stepped forward last August and gave his very life blood (specifically for Kay), so that my…
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Day 130
It has been a month since our last update. It is SO GOOD to be home!!! Overall life has been good. We have had several wonderful family times- our traditional Chinese Christmas Eve lunch (on New Years Day this year); Christmas gatherings; time with our college grandson before he went back to Tampa; time with…
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Day 100
Today, January 1st is my 100th day since transplant. Thank you all for your thoughts, prayers and encouraging words throughout these months . David and I are praying now to be: CANCER FREE in 2023!!! We hope each of you has a beautiful, blessed and joy-filled year in 2023! Keep looking up because that is…
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Released on Day 95 Post-Transplant
Early yesterday morning my labs came back great! So I asked my PA, Tobi, if she could arrange for my Central Line to be removed. She said she would see what she could do. I have a bit of a special line due to previous infections in my first two lines so I needed a special…
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A Christmas to Remember
As many of you know we did not make it home for Christmas due to my white counts being extremely low. We prayed as did our family, about that decision. On Christmas Day both Amy and Natalie said they had boys with colds. God is so good. Our water in the RV park got turned…
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Pumping the Brakes…
We were all set to head home for Christmas, but are pumping the brakes. After much prayer and discussion (and a pretty sleepless night) we are pumping the brakes on going home. My white blood counts are extremely low. I am severely neutropenic and very susceptible to infections and illnesses right now. My doctor was…
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Galveston Getaway
We were gifted a two night getaway condo this past week. This was from the owner whom we have never met but have stayed at her property previously. She knows of my cancer battles and graciously gave us some time away from Houston and our tiny house. The condo balcony overlooks the Gulf. It is…
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Thanksgiving
We spent Thanksgiving with another patient/caregiver couple here in the RV park. She did the cooking and I made two pies. She said she is used to cooking for 15-20 and she tried to cut back. There were plenty of leftovers! We enjoyed eating with them on our screened porch which we were thankful for…
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60 Days Post Transplant!
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.…
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8 Weeks Since Transplant!
Celebrating 56 days (8 weeks) post- transplant with an afternoon movie and a late delicious Tex-Mex lunch! So good to feel almost normal! Kay
Kay's Stem Cells 