Day 60 from Transplant!!

Today is day 60 since Eric's bone marrow transplant date- YEAHH! Yesterday Eric's kidney levels were lower they went from 2.1 down to 1.6 which is good so they were able to give him his Ambizone. His blood counts are pretty good his white 5.4, red blood cells 3.32, hemoglobin 10.1 and his platelets are still dropping continually right at 37. We are worried a little about that due to he was having a consistent raise in them on their own without any transfusions. He would go up a little then drop a little but still always usually trending an upward direction with them getting into the 80's but now we have had about a week in a half that they have just been continually dropping.

The doctors say that they will watch it and maybe we will need to do another bone marrow biopsy earlier than planned before the 90 mark. Although they do recognize that the platelets are usually the last area to recover and sustain them selves the concern is that he should be higher and trending up with being that his donors marrow has fully engrafted in him and he is responding. A little worried about that but we are praying that things are alright and that they will start to come up again. Eric has been out of the hospital 4 1/2 weeks now and he has not needed one blood transfusion- THAT IS AWESOME! Most of the other patients have went in for transfusions by now and he was if you all remember transfusion dependent- that is the only thing that was keeping him alive-we were at the hospital back home every other day for blood and platelet transfusions.

I think the kids are getting ready for this to all be over by now and have us home. Austin the other day was going through family pictures and he was putting up a ton of him and his Dad's fun pictures of their yearly Father and Son NFL football trips they have went on and said how much he loves and misses his Dad and that he hates how long he has been gone and that this is going to go on forever! I feel bad for him but I told him only maybe a month and a half longer bud- we can do this! We have been here since AUGUST- WOW I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT! I never thought we would ever be away from our kids for 5 months almost 6 nor did I ever think we could do it! With the Lord's help we are and we are trying to get home safely with Eric and be a family again! We miss the kids so much and know they miss us but we know we can finish this part of our journey and be home soon again as a family.

I continue to pray and be thankful for Eric's donor, for his family and his sacrifice! He is an amazing person to have with unconditional love save Eric's life! I will always be so grateful to him and for his sacrifice and love! I hope he knows everyday that he breathes that another person across the world breathes as well because of him. Thanksgiving is coming up and although I have always had so much to be thankful for, so many blessings this year my heart is so full with gratitude and thankful for so many things. I am thankful to the Lord for always being there for me and my family, for the church promises and blessings we all have and for the tools the Lord has given us to guide us through this journey and our journey of life!