It's now day 2 or 3. I'm not sure what date they are using because we didn't finish the transplant until 2 or 3 or 4 am. At any rate things are progressing well. My blood counts have dropped as expected, but not as low as they were 4 years ago. I'm really feeling well and I make sure that I escape my room and go for a walk a couple of times a day. It's important for me to get up and out and stay strong. We take a couple of laps around the floor a couple of times a day. I'm also using some strengthening bands that we bought to keep up my muscle tone. No cheap shots at the sick guy just because I'm here. I remember vividly what I went thru the last time I did this. I became as weak as a kitten and lost all my strength. This time I vowed to keep my strength up.

I'm not sure if we told you that our room is on th eleventh flood and we look out at the helicopter landing pad for emergency transport. We are really very close to the landing pad and can really see the pilot and tech and sometimes the patient "up close and personal." It's actually cool.