update

Just a quick update. On Fri. we got  the word that there would be no more attempts to harvest stem cells from my brother Dirk. Monday morning about 9:30, I get a call from MDA letting me know they had started the search for an unrelated donor and they have about 900 names of people who have agreed to be donors who could be a possible match. They said they will narrow that down to 3 for further testing for the closest match possible. WOW. It was an emotional boost. There's the new story line and the wait for the next person to add their line as well.