Day 24

Well, what can i say? The only consistency i've had throughout the last year and a half of this is that the docs say one thing, and then something else happens, lol. the docs found out from my biopsy that i have another sort of viral infection that may have been the reason (in addition to not having enough donor cells) for the original transplant not working. so now they are going to treat that and make sure its gone before giving me another transplant. i was told that process could take up to two weeks, which isn't too bad because it would have taken time to prep and harvest the next batch of stem cells from my donor. the main stink in all of this is that it has really thrown us off of our timeline for staying here, and although we are very blessed to have options, its still a little frustrating when your plans are constantly being altered. obviously, i miss my wife and kids and arkansas, but it hasn't been too hard on me to roll with the punches so far. unfortunately, steph is the super organized orchestrater and things usually end up falling on her shoulders to take care of, so i'm really hating it for her right now more than anything. bottom line is that by my count, it seems as though we are currently 4 or 5 weeks behind our original return schedule, which was october 8th. looks like i will be here until at least mid-november. man, that sounds so far away, but it honestly feels like i've only been here for a week or so instead of almost 5 , so at least time is flying by. i'll continue to update on this site, just probably not as frequently until transplant time comes around again. please know that i am feeling very well. i'm keeping busy, plenty of stuff to do, not wasting away or anything. okay, will keep in touch. take care!