It’s been a LONG time since I’ve achieved a “life” replace, so I assumed I’d share what we’ve been as much as!
I began off the brand new 12 months with a bang by beginning to work at college once more and likewise helped coach our college’s eighth grade basketball crew. I had reached ONE YEAR submit transplant and what a milestone it was to hit. In truth, simply yesterday I acquired a message that my one 12 months most cancers check got here again NEGATIVE! Woohoo! The following aim is to get me by the following 12 months and by subsequent January, I must be thought of “cured”. I’m slowly engaged on getting off some drugs (t-cells aren’t QUITE the place they need to be), and likewise ultimately getting revaccinated since my chemo and BMT wiped all the pieces out of me. Simply goes to point out what that stuff does to ya! Once they say it kills all the pieces it kills EVERYTHING :).
I’m feeling effectively and the center is engaged on recovering from my ablation in December. I simply had an ECHO, and it confirmed that the center is about the identical since December, however isn’t getting worse, in order that’s a superb factor I assume! We’re praying God places his therapeutic hand on my coronary heart once more and that I don’t have to return on any anti-arrythmia meds anytime quickly!
Right here’s a picture-view of what we’ve been as much as…
In January we had been blessed with 4 snow days off! I received completely NOTHING achieved these 4 days, however boy did Mazy and I stay them to the fullest! She created “houses” out of popsicle sticks and bins, which she spend HOURS on! I used to be fairly impressed together with her creations!
Each snow day we frolicked with our neighbor who additionally teaches, so when 10:00am hit, that meant it was neighbor time! We LOVE our new custom and are extremely grateful for neighbors who’ve turn out to be greatest pals.
We had been even loopy sufficient one evening to drive out in search of ice cream! I say “in search of” as a result of we struck out on just a few locations that closed early because of the climate. So it was Culver’s for the win!
It was just a bit nasty…
And wouldn’t you recognize, amidst all the snow that week, I used to be scheduled to fly to Mesa, Arizona Thursday afternoon at 2:30, the day we acquired over a foot of snow. However lo and behold, my flight LEFT ON TIME! As you possibly can see under…we received just some flakes that day…
I promise there’s a pool in there someplace!
Whereas I used to be gone, Mazy and Dan determined to start out constructing an igloo:
Mazy was SO excited for me to get away for just a few days that she even made me a going-away signal:
AND…I made it to Arizona, the place I met my expensive buddy my Minnesota! It felt AMAZING to flee the chilly, the snow, and soak in some vitamin D. We had the ABSOLUTE BEST TIME. I can’t inform you what number of instances I used to be doubled-over laughing about who is aware of what. Oh the tales we got here house with, regardless that we had been solely there 2 full days. It was the right method to have a good time my one 12 months post-transplant with a buddy who has been by all of it with me!
Though it was a brief journey, it was simply sufficient to catch up in the interim. We stayed in Fountain Hills, which I HIGHLY advocate. It was extremely quiet, mountains throughout us, with attractive views all over the place.
Dem cactus had been BIG!
One thing I by no means would’ve considered, however there have been a LOT of planes that flew over therefore all of the airplane strains, It could’ve been attention-grabbing to see the place they had been all going!
Oh to sit down down for dinner for hours and simply discuss for hours. Anybody else love eggplant parmesan???
The cacti by no means received previous! Who wouldn’t love this pink magnificence of their entrance panorama?
Fountain Hills is thought for it’s, effectively, large fountain! There have been stunning trails throughout and whereas climbing them, we shortly realized everybody knew we had been vacationers as a result of we caught out like sore thumbs; most had been older than us by about 20 years or extra :).
The views by no means received previous…are you able to see the fountain within the background?
We shortly realized that at this canyon, they “verify your footwear” to see what path you’re match for…we clearly didn’t have the suitable footwear for some trails!
Though the moon is within the background, that is truly the sunRISE:
On the way in which again to the airport, I made a decision to take the scenic route again and little did I do know it might take me by some fairly mountainous areas! Fortunately the velocity restrict was gradual, which allowed for everybody to only take all of it in. As with every image, it by no means does it justice!
Our God is such an impressive artist, isn’t he?
I do know I’ve posted about being 1 12 months post-transplant, however I really feel the celebration simply continues as a result of it really offers even MORE cause to have a good time EVERY SINGLE DAY OF LIFE. Tomorrow is just not a assure. It has been arduous to determine what’s “regular” is once more, after years of battling. However God has given us grace for every day and we’re simply grateful FOR every day.
