Riding Cloud 9

Oh, it's such a lovely story to tell. David had his all day doctor visit, Tuesday, and by all accounts he is doing great!! Dr. Anamur has told him that he is like a new patient and will have to be medically treated as such. So that means the tests all have to be done over again. And, hopefully, what it also means is that the transplant has put him in an earlier stage of the Myeloma. And that is fantastic news.
Although his day was very long on Tuesday, it was not without pleasure. He had to go back and forth a bit, but when he finally got over to the Cancer Center, and was able to go in and see 'his nurses', he was greeted with tears and hugs and kisses from Theresa, Ellen and Indy (because they all miss him). He's like a celebrity, he is.
Kathy likened her new 'medical' schedule with Dave to 'being on cloud 9'.
What a relief.
Oh the power of those Happy Thoughts!
Marilyn

It's a Turtle's Pace

I had the pleasure of talking to Dave last night. He sounds really great. Aside from some knee pain which he has determined is due to 'overdoing it', he said he feels pretty good. He feels that his medical progress is definitely going forward, as opposed to backward. It's just going 5mph! But luckily, he has learned the art of patience and positive thinking, both of which have helped him be triumphant. His progress is slow, but gaining each day. He has had the pleasure of Olivia's company overnight already, and felt strong enough to drive her home once. So that's huge.
Next Tueday he will be seeing Dr. Anamur, and we will have some proper numbers. But it appears from how he feels, that those numbers will continue to be good.
He and I made a pact to check in with each other on Wednesday's, like we used to before the stem cell transplant, so that I can keep you all up to date on what's going on.
Happy Thoughts Accepted Gratefully,
Marilyn