May 27 - Day 126

One Hundred Twenty Six days ago, Adele had a Stem Cell Transplant (also called a Bone Marrow Transplant "BMT").

Last Wednesday she had a cat scan and today the doctor told us, there is almost no change from the scan taken at John Hopkins on day 64 - or 62 days ago. That means the cancer is still in remission! PTL Adele was finally able to breath and believe that this worked. She is still a bit swollen in the groin but, maybe (just maybe) she is getting some fatty tissue there and finally gaining some weight.

The doctor agreed with me also, that she looks better without the wig. Her hair is growing back and she looks cute with it that way. We almost have matching haircuts, but I should color mine silver to match. He also said, her blood numbers are coming up, slowly, but coming up and are close to being OK. Her platelet count is 60,000 and should be about 150,000 - 400,000, but is OK and she should not worry about the counts any more. In fact, he said she could go to once a month for blood work, making it less of a hassle and helping with the worry about "what if they are down".

She is also allowed to be in groups now, so we can get to our son's graduation? party - he has been taking courses since Feb this year. We also are planning a week in GA to see Eric, Julie and Ruby! We leave June 12th and will be back the 22nd for our next doctor appointment. Well - there goes June. I think I might even have to get a tattoo to celebrate.

Great day for us, now all we need is for my back to start working again, and we will be fine!

Thanks again to everyone
Rick