100 DAY!!!!

John and I were able to go to the Draper temple this last week and do initiatories. It is one of our favorite things to do. 

On Monday John had his 100 day post transplant appointment. It went good. They did a bunch of tests and a bone marrow biopsy. He has now had 4 bone marrow biopsies and not that he likes them, but they are not at all as bad as the first one and he can totally tolerate them. They took a TON of blood and then called the next day and said they forgot some tests and needed more :) And then yesterday called and said they need to do 2 more tests next week! It is good to know how his body is responding and they are being very thorough and checking everything they can think of.

We have some test results back. One very exciting thing is that his bone marrow has come back with NO cancer cells. That is super good news. One test we are still waiting for is one that will tell us the percentage of his cells and his donors cells in his body - we hope that over half are his donors!! We should find out that one early next week.

John is feeling a little stronger each day. Just a little! I still walk behind him when he goes up the stairs and support his back, but not as much. It is getting a little easier for him to get out of chairs. And today he walked 2 miles. It was hard for him. It is so amazing how weak his body is.  You would not think that walking 2 miles would be hard, but it is. I have been pushing him a little :)

This is John on our 2 mile walk today - right at the end. He was tired.

Also John and I have been asked to speak in Stake Conference this weekend. For the adult session, our general session is a broadcast from the Conference Center. It will be a neat experience.

We are also just about at the one year mark of John having cancer signs. Almost exactly one year ago we sat in front of the Jordan River temple (we met on John's lunch break). We knew something was wrong, but we weren't sure what. I looked at him and said, " I think you have leukemia and it is going to be a long and hard year but we will be ok". Every thing about that statement was true! We hope and pray that the worst is behind us :)