Update 4/25/2012

Hello all, Just a short update this morning. Everything has been going well the past week. Gennie has had a few small issues but nothing serious. She is visiting the clinic everyday for several hours. This will continue for sometime to come. Today she is having her first bone marrow biopsy since the transplant. Once we get the results in a few days we will know more about how engraftment is going. It is still early to see any graft vs host issues but we are getting closer. As you can tell from this post there is not much going on. We are thankful for that. The experience of coming here each day and seeing what some folks are going through is interesting and difficult. There are so many folks having a difficult time and it is sad to watch. You can tell some folks are struggling with the whole ordeal but having trouble staying upbeat. It is not hard to understand when you learn they have been dealing with issues for years in some cases. On the other had there are folks who seem to be doing great. It warms your heart when you see someone going through all of this and has a smile on their face. Right now Gennie is one of these people. I am going to do my best to make sure she stays one of the inspirations. With her it is not a difficult task keeping her smiling for others. As always thanks for the thoughts and prayers. We miss all of you but want you to know we are doing fine. I will post more when we get the results of the biopsy. That's all for now, Bob