Day +65

Great news, great news.....the Dr. Orchard is getting everything set in place for us to be able to leave before the end of the month. Rachel will have an appointment on Monday Oct. 26 and so we will plan to leave early on Tuesday Oct. 27th and head for Arkansas. We should be walking through our door at home by that evening. We are so excited!! Today's appointment went well. She does have to go back tomorrow for red blood cells, but otherwise things are going good. Her ALT has come down...they would like to see it come down some more, but it is better. Praise God for that! Her absolute neutrophil count is good, but the doctor said that her immune system is still weak. She still does not have many of the specific cells she needs to fight off infection, but the doctor says that this is still normal for this stage post transplant. The nurse coordinator, Teresa, said that it is very unusual for patients to leave before day 100, but that Rachel has just done so well. We are so very thankful for all of the prayers...we know that God is getting us through this "adventure."
Things to pray for:
ALT to continue to go down.
Rachel stays well..no virus or infections
Jim and the kids continue to do well at home.
labs and tests continue to come back with good results. She was also tested for engraftment again last week and we should know the results on Thursday.