Happy Thanksgiving! I am thankful for the time I have with my kids, for my family and friends, for all my experiences both good and not so good.
Well I thought I'd give an up date, normally no news is good news and this is still true, things are going well. This time last year I was still in NY and hoping to be home for Christmas, I managed that but was pretty slow on my feet. It is so lovely that this year is very different. Over the past few months I have been able to run and cycle again and on a Thursday morning join Keith, Jennifer and who ever else is crazy enough to get up at 5am to run 4 miles. My need to walk up hills (because my HR gets a little too high) has dropped from 3 to 1, so I feel real progress. I am running 3-4 miles 3 times a week and averaging under 10 minute miles now so am happy things are feeling like they did before I was diagnosed. Cycling is a little too cool at the moment (it's 18f/-8C) outside and I'm a little tired of the trainer, so running it is then. My next hurdle physically is getting back to yoga...
My Dad is visiting at the moment which is nice, we have both been a little 'under the weather' over the last year (he had a triple bypass last Feb.) so it's nice to see him. He is playing golf again and feeling like his old self more.
I've been spending a lot of time looking after the kids these days as Kristy is up to her eyes in college work and clinicals. They are great kids (most of the time...) and I really enjoy my time with them.
I've had more than my fair share of colds this year and got flu the first time I went back to church but have been able to get rid of them all although it takes me a little longer than it used to. So I am still trying to minimize my time with big crowds.
We had a 1 year post transplant/ full remission/100% donor party on October 12th to thank everyone for their help in getting me and Kristy and the kids through the last 13 months or so. It was the best time! Thank you to the people who made it and thank you to those couldn't be there but helped us be able to get through the last year and celebrate!
Check ups are every 6 months now so next visit to NY is in Feburuary, when I might get another DLI. And in 2014 the trial I was on ends and we get to see data on how we all did. Which will be interesting!
