Round Three

Well round three will be finished this week. Boy the time is flying by. SLOW DOWN! I can't help myself thinking that if all had gone well in Seattle, we would be thinking of coming home about the same time as we will be heading back. Sorry, just can't help myself.

I talked today with T. the transplant coordinator. She phoned to say that she has been in contact with Seattle and all the government agencies to make sure all systems are go and to tell us the Ottawa will pay for the dental bill that we received when we were in Seattle in November. John will be having a bone marrow biopsy on Feb. 17. and that takes about a week to process. She said that we should be heading back at the very beginning of March. I am going to start packing very soon.

Today I spent about an hour looking for all my travel documents. I finally tracked them down. I found them where they belong in the fire proof box. I looked everywhere they did not belong! Go figure. I left them there and wrote a note to myself on the whiteboard in the kitchen so I wouldn't forget again.

I have found myself being kind of weepy the last few days. The smallest things are setting me off. I think that for awhile I had tricked myself into thinking that things were normal and that life would just go on blissful day after blissful day. Cancer was far on the back burner of my mind. Now that the time is coming closer for the battle to begin (Seattle battle) I am having to start dealing with my emotions. I am sure John is going through this as well. It is still going to be hard to drive away from home. I am not stressed out about all the stuff that I was before. That is a blessing. Still.....

Some good news: The appointment that John had at the renal clinic went well. His kidneys are now functioning at 42 percent. That is 5 percent better than before.