Upcoming Schedule

Jim finished his third and final chemo. He is feeling well but anticipating his stem cell transplant. Grateful for the opportunity to prolong his life but dreading the process. This month will be full of workups and tests. Also his brother Evan who is his donor will come up from California for some tests this month. We are so grateful that he is ready and willing to help us. I say us, because obviously the whole family is affected by this. Toward the end of the month we will have to go to LDS Hospital several days in a row to prepare Jim for radiation. On March 2nd, Jim will enter the hospital. He will undergo total body radiation and several days of High Dose Chemo. They will give his body a couple days of rest at which time Evan will come to the hospital and spend several days harvesting his stem cells to give to Jim. I am not sure if they will give Jim the cells after each day of harvesting or wait for the whole amount and then give it to him. After that, we wait for the stem cells to start doing their job, which is make other cells.

Right now is a hard time because we know what is coming. We cant pretend anymore. The other day a dear friend mentioned a saying about not being afraid of the storm, but dancing in the rain. Jim said, "I've been dancing in the rain, but the problem now is the water is too high, and I am drowning in it. Our friend replied to Jim, "Don't worry, I will throw you a snorkel." Isn't that the truth. When the rains of life get too high, others are there to rescue us. I am so grateful for those friends.

Stay Tuned. I am sure I will be blogging more now, as we approach this new adventure. (I say adventure, because I am trying to stay positive, but I am sure Jim would rather eat cow dung then begin this adventure.)