Older son Jake graduated from Haverford this past weekend. It was everything a graduation should be: beautiful weather, family, and a graduate who has found a passion to pursue and who got about as much out of the college experience as it is possible to get. Money well spent!
The medical, blog-related aspect to this event is that I got my doctor's permission to attend. Crowds are dangerous, but much of the activity was outdoors and I was able to surround myself with a lot of fresh air. My father flew out to Champaign so that we could drive to the Philadelphia area for the graduation, since plane travel is still off limits. (A hundred people in a sealed container for a couple of hours — not a good idea for people in my condition.)
Not much to report otherwise, medically. My blood counts from a week ago Monday were very good, with the platelets jumping nicely from 38 to 61 in a week. A large amount of rash, but that has since moved into and through an extraordinary amount of shedding, and currently all seems quiet on the GVHD front.
Joe, congratulations to Jake (and you and Jan, too). What a great accomplishment! And it sounds like you have plenty of reason to celebrate, all the way around.
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Mindy
Joe, glad to hear that you are able to partake of normal activities again and encouraged by the fact that your platelets are jumping. Hope that you have a great summer.
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