Belated Update

We have been remiss in keeping this little blog up to date since Deann has been back in Carson City. Sorry bout that ...we forget that some of you are counting on us for an update now & then, so here it is!

The Huntsman Clinic folks told us there is no real normal pattern patients can count on to predict how they will respond to their treatment. Deann seemed to sail through the toughest times and then got feeling worse when we thought she should have begun to feel better. After getting back to Carson City she spent a week in Carson Tahoe Hospital battling fever & diarrhea. She was in an isolation room for potentially contagious “bugs” but they were ruled out. The docs got her fever down a bit and let her go home. She’s been home for two weeks now & is feeling better. Her fever set back the treatment she was supposed to start after returning to Carson City but she’ll be able to start that tomorrow. The plan is for her to return to Salt Lake on January 11th for transplant number two.

We are so thankful for all the support shown to us since we’ve been back. From wonderful meals, to help with chores, to gifts, visits, cards and calls...I know it’s what keeps a smile on the Clinic Queen’s face!