All done

Bag 2 is all done. The nurses actually brought Jim a birthday cake. It's something they do here after a SCT. I guess they consider it your new birthday because in some ways you're a new person. This will actually change not only Jim's immune system, but he will actually get Bob's blood type, too.

The cyclosporin that they give Jim continues to really really bother him. It makes his whole body feel like it's on fire, and it's making the neuropathy worse. They might consider tweaking it, but this is what keeps the GVHD risks smaller. But we don't have to worry about that for a while. Well, actually we don't have to worry about it at all. It's amazing what I don't worry about any more. Saying.."well we don't have to worry about that for a while" is almost a habit." My mom was a worrier. One of my fave family memories with my mom and sister is a few years before mom's death, the rain was making the hillside slide up the street from my mom and sister live, slide down onto the road, threatening other's houses. My sister's great debut on national television was her standing there with this dumb look on her face and she says. "When it rains, I worry." It sounded more like, "when it wains, I worwee." To this day when there is something bothersome, we'll just pop out with, "when it wains, I worwee." Kind of reminds me of "You're got mail" when Tom Hanks says, "we sell cheap books, so sue me."

Anyway, where was I going with this. Oh, Yeah. No worries, be happy kind of thing. I am doing better at this. I have been asking the Lord to constantly change my heart, my thoughts and my words that they be more pleasing to him. And worwee isn't a part of it.

Well, the docs say that it will take 7 to 10 days for Jim to start feeling strong. It's at that time that problems can start as well. And I think at day 14, they give Jim some more of Bob's cell that have been treated in something. It's called the booster shot.

So stay tuned. I'm sure there's more drama around the bend.

Thanks for all your prayers today and always. Jim is doing some leg lifts and squeezing his hand exerciser I got him. But he's really whipped.

Pray for Bob too, that his system rejuvinates quickly. He looked very tired when he left here and Jim is still worried about him. There's that word again. When it wains, I worwee.

Bob, you were gone so quick so you could beat the traffic. Thank you seems so little to offer, but we do thank you. And Carol, too. And we hope you being away from her back and forth hasn't been too hard on her and that her shoulder is healing nicely. You have been in my heart and my prayers and on my mind, Carol. We thank you, too.

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PS. Shelley, I got your text. I'll phone you tomorrow about your question.