We did arrive home safely late Tue. afternoon, and have been home ever since, catching up on paying bills & reading all the mail (half of which is still being forwarded to Claremont for some reason even the post office can't figure out), Lisa's been doing laundry, and we've all been resting and just enjoying being at home together. We were glad we came home Tue., as we got some sleet & freezing rain early Wed., followed by about 4-5" of new snow that started last night and ended sometime earlier this morning.
I am due to go back down to Dartmouth next Tue. for a 7am PET Scan, followed by a 3:30pm appt. with my transplant doctor, Dr. Hill, a 4pm chest x-ray, and a 4:45pm follow-up appt. with the surgeon. As you can see, there will be a lot of waiting during the day, so I'm planning to take a book (or two!) with me to pass the time. I may do this trip myself, so Lisa and the kids can have as much time at home as possible before the transplant.
Plans are still on track (if all goes well next Tue.) for the preparatory chemo to begin Mon. Feb. 25 (for 3 days). This will be done as an outpatient at Dartmouth, with Lisa driving me in from Claremont each day for about an hour of treatment each day. Thu. Feb. 28 is my day of rest, and the day that my donor will make his donation, and then I will have the donor's cells infused (this is the actual "transplant") on Fri. Feb. 29, followed by a 14-17 day inpatient stay there at Dartmouth.
Continue to pray with us for:
1) safety on the road and no winter weather next Mon. night and all day Tue.
2) a completely clean PET scan on Tue., showing no active cancer anywhere. This will give the transplant the best chance of being a long-term success and not having a recurrence somewhere down the line (this has been our goal since we began this journey!).
3) enjoyment of these last 2 weeks at home, and good health for all of us during this time.
4) Continued recovery from my surgery and improvement in strength and stamina prior to the transplant.
Thanks for continuing to pray and check in here for updates.
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We continue to keep you in our prayers, and keep our friends updated, here, who are praying for you guys. We will pray that all goes according to plan, and that there are no surprises this time around! Hugs to you all.
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