Day +13

Today has been an awesome day! Rachel took a walk in the hall and the doctors were all amazed at how fast she walked (used her walker) and the stamina she had. She still had difficulty turning, but her walking was good. The doctors say she is doing so well that they are putting her on more oral meds and the goal is for her to be out of the hospital by beginning to middle of next week!! They seem to think her counts will continue to rise and want her to get out as soon as possible. We will still be coming in to the clinic most everyday for labs and they say most patients get readmitted at some point for fever or other issues, but Rachel is planning NOT to come back! We will still have to stay in this Minneapolis area until day 100, which is November 16th. We are praising God for all of the answered prayers, we definitely give him the glory. Please continue to pray
no fevers
absolute neutrophil counts continue to rise
engraftment
eating
no shakiness