Day + 69 Thymus no go

Got a bit of disappointing news today - the thymus gland transplant has been cancelled. It seems that the tissue they were growing was not acting normally - seemed to be growing very fibrous instead of normal tissue - so the whole transplant will not happen. The dr. said that even if they found another donor today, by the time the tissue was cultured Peter would be passed the timeframe stipulated in the protocol. The dr. was very appreciative of Peter's willingness to have the procedure and said that even though it would not happen, at least now they could report that there was interest in the procedure and hopefully this would interest others to volunteer.

We had a great weekend! Before we left Saturday we met friends for lunch and later Heather was out for a visit. We got to Wilmington about 8PM and found the inside temp. to be 55 so we cranked up the heat and turned on the gas fireplace. Furnace ran most of the night but finally caught up. Of course by Sunday afternoon and Monday it was warm enough that we had the doors open! We both puttered around in the house, got laundry done and just relaxed. After breakfast on Monday we even went and walked on the beach.

Clinic visits are now twice a week. If it works out we may be spending most weekends in Wilmington. Hopefully in another 2-3 weeks Peter will only need bloodwork once a week and we are hoping that can be done in Wilmington. He still tires very easily and will need to avoid crowds for several more months, but it sure will be nice to move back home.

That's about it from here,

Wendy