Dean P. Demos

Twanya from the transplant office has issued a schedule to me for the proposed Collect and Store (stem cell harvest) which starts the process on June 5 and concludes on the 28th, just before we leave for our family vacation at Lake of the Ozarks.  Patty has suggested another plan which has me doing the collection procedure when we get back.  It might work in that they need some time for Blue Cross HMO to approve the procedure.  The main problem with Twanya’s timeline is that I would go on vacation with the port wound, near my neck, still fresh and recovering.  I wouldn’t want to get lake water into it, and I am looking forward to some hot tub time.

Then, fall school preparation gets into gear late July and early August.

Between Dr. G and Dr. Solomon, the transplant Dr., I will find out what my medication schedule will be.  These side effects are wearying, especially the personality change that happens when you take a big dose of steroids once a week.  (Merely step out of the way if you see me coming on a Saturday)

That’s my summer.

If your summer is easier, enjoy it.  Thank the Lord for your health.  Pray for friends who have health challenges.  Visit someone in the hospital.  Offer to mow somebody’s lawn, or paint a room for them.  Gestures of love and support mean so much.

Christ came to serve, not be served.