My Hope Is You Alone

Day 100! This is a day for thankfulness and praise for sure. It is such a milestone to pass in this bone marrow transplant process.  We can be most thankful for what did not happen, such as infections or rejection.  The worst cases usually present in the first 100 days, so we are so glad that is behind us.  There is a road to go yet, I am still struggling with eating and drinking enough, and have had a bit of trouble with the creatinine level in my blood being too high, which would result in kidney issues. We are getting it under control with IV fluids. The goal now is to start weaning me from all of the meds that I am taking and remove the Hickman port from my chest.  I am able to go out in public a little more now. This last stretch has felt long, and sometimes discouraging, but the same promises that we held on to during the critical transplant time are now encouraging us to keep moving forward day by day. So many of you are still encouraging with texts, cards, visits, meals, a