Sixth Trip to the NIH

A view from Brianna's window

Jumping for joy!

Greg and Shauna

Last week was exceedingly eventful! Jason and Brianna moved out of their cute, cozy home, and hung out at our place while their furniture was in transit, then just two days ago they moved into their luxury apartment in the South Lake Union area of Seattle. At the same time, Dan and I betook ourselves to Bethesda, where I received very good lab reports, and then we went on to Denver to experience the gloriously happy wedding of Greg and Shauna. Ethan’s wife Missy, had a medical emergency, so of course Ethan changed his plans to be home with her, but all of our other sons were there, Kimball, Neil, Colin, Shane, and even Jordan. That’s an indication of how much we all love Greg and Shauna and support their righteous goals and choices, and it is also a true life example of just how much our Heavenly Father loves us and hears and answers our prayers. I know He lives. And miraculously to me, I now know that Jordan is safe and happy. I. Am. So. Very. Grateful. For. This. Knowledge! Another bonus? We just gained 4 more grandchildren, Katey, Alyssa, Jossalyn, and Levi. ) But more about all this in a later post.

My WBC was down from 47K to 30.4K. (Normal range is roughly between 4k-9.5K.) For the first time in months, my hemoglobin is in the normal range at 12.6, and I can tell it! I easily kept up with Dan as we sped through the airports all across the fruited plains. Two of my sisters are going with me next month, and now I know I can handle the extra couple of days of sightseeing we’ll be doing. Platelets looking good at 183K. My C-reactive protein is down to almost the normal level, which means the inflammatory response I’ve had to Ibrutinib is practically no more, which is no surprise to me due to a recent cessation of the pain that had plagued me since late June. All this just goes to show that all is well, all is well.