DAY 164

You’ve heard the old adage that “no news is good news”, well that’s the case here. The past three weeks have been good to Jan. First, we have avoided any new setbacks. That in itself is a new and welcome accomplishment. Her last two lab checks continue to show elevated liver function numbers, so the increased dosage of Prednisone will continue a little longer; but the rest of her lab results look good. Her strength is slowly returning, although she continues to fatigue fairly easily. Especially good is the fact that her back has improved and no longer causes her the pain and discomfort that she was experiencing a few weeks ago. She still gets occasional headaches or dizzy spells when she gets up from a seated position, but fortunately that only lasts a few minutes. We’re not exactly sure what’s causing that, but we think it may still be residual effects from her serious fall that resulted in her head injury and visit to the ER via fire rescue. She is scheduled for another bone marrow biopsy on September 2nd, which is routinely done six months after transplant. Keep those thoughts and prayers coming……..obviously SOMEONE is listening.