Not only is the grass growing...

but Mom's hair is growing too! If you look closely you can see all her new growth coming in. She is feeling good these days and right now is looking forward to getting her port removed. She will be going in tomorrow morning.. If she no longer needs fluids or blood, chances are great that she won't have to wear that port anymore. We are also hoping she gets the results of all her tests last week. We know by looking at her that the stem cell transplant did it's job... we are just anxious for the doctor to say it too. I will update as soon as we get the results.

And now for something completely different

Another update, but this time the update is on Dad.

He had surgery today to repair a hernia. Mark is with him, while Mike and I are home with Mom. She is feeling better, but probably not up to waiting in a waiting room.. but then does any one feel up to waiting in a waiting room.

Dad is now out of surgery and in recovery. He did very well.. and apparently so did the surgeon. Not only did he repair daddy's hernia, but he also discovered a stranded gall stone, hanging around long after daddy's gall bladder removal years ago.

The gall stone was removed, the hernia was repaired, and all is well. Thanks for you prayers.

Edited to let everyone know that daddy is home and resting comfortably.. ok, comfortably might be a bit of a stretch.. but he is as comfortable as one could be after surgery.

Also stay tuned for updates on my mom.. her 100th day (from the stem cell transplant) is coming up next week. We will celebrate with x-rays and a bone marrow biopsy. I'll give all the details very soon!

The Grass is Growing

I just wanted to post a quick update so everyone could see how much the "grass has grown" around here...

• Mom can finally taste food again


• And it tastes good!


• We even went out to eat the other day.


• She told me that she feels like things are working right again.


• And to prove that, she went to her weekly doctor visit and all her numbers were good. She didn't need blood, platelets, fluids.. Her body was making everything she needed.

And all this is just in time around here. Daddy is going to have surgery on Wednesday to repair a hernia, so the roles will be a little reversed . Mom will be the caregiver .. (Actually, Megan, Mark, Mike and I be hanging around quite a bit too)

So, Mom's getting better.. Daddy's going to be better.. yep.. the grass is growing around here.. because it's being watered with all your prayers. Keep praying because the grass is sure pretty.