All's well

Things continue to progress well here. We went to Duke last week to see Dr. Horwitz and he was very pleased with how Peter is doing. We were abit concerned about his lack of weight gain - he only weighs 140 - but the Dr. thought it was a pretty good weight. Blood work was great, platelets at 105 and all else looked good. Some of his meds were decreased and we don't go back now until November. That will be for his one year check-up at which point they will take another bone marrow biopsy, decrease more/eliminate most of his meds and then only check every 6 months, we hope.

We are starting to get into a routine around here which is good. Peter goes to work 2-3 days/week and works the rest of the time from home. The puppies and I walk for at least a half hour in the morning and all 4 of us walk for 15-20 minutes each night. They are just full of energy and we are still "discussing" who is the "pack leader". With a grandbaby coming in December I have been busy shopping and making all kinds of things - diaper bags, "Hooter Hiders", bibs, etc. Kim looks great and says she feels well also.

Next week Peter's mother and 3 of his 5 sisters are coming for a visit. Most of them have not seen him since the transplant. Kim and Todd, and Heather will be down for the weekend and we will have a baby shower for Kim.

I go to the beach next month for a week so Peter and the puppies will be on their own. He is strong enough now that he can handle them by himself without too much trouble. I won't be far away so if needed I can come back.

That's all for now.

Wendy