The Indian Summer of Time

Summer is making an effort to say farewell and for a couple of weeks now autumn has been peeking around the corner. Ah, one of my favorite times of the year. It was a year ago now that we found out  that my brother, Dirk, was not able to donate his stem cells and we would then wait for another donor. I remember feeling very well then and wondering why a transplant? Let's just wait and see. Maybe it will go away. Well, now a year later and 6 months after the transplant, I am finally beginning to feel as well now as I did then. The blood counts are good, the appetite is good, energy level is coming back, there was no cancer in the last bone marrow biopsy, and with therapy, my disposition and outlook are much improved. So they are tweaking the meds and adjusting dosages. I had an issue a few weeks back with GraftvsHost Disease affecting my stomach and skin. This will be my biggest challenge for the rest of my life. Most anything can set it off like an infection, bacteria, virus, fungus, or too much sun, or something I eat. As my immune system gets stronger it will be less likely, but always there. My visits to MDA should become fewer and farther between. So with all that in my pannier and Indian Summer I'm doing well.