Day +4

Happy Easter to all our readers!  I've been thinking of the despair that Jesus' followers felt between Good Friday and Easter morning and the renewed hope that Jesus' resurrection gave them.  It is good to remember that the trials of this world are temporary, despite how difficult they can be.
 
The past several days have been full of ups and downs for us.  On Saturday all the kids came to visit.  It was awesome to see them again after eight days being apart.  Conversely, it forced Stacy and I to come face-to-face with the challenges that our family is facing.  This is a hard period for all of us and it is difficult to watch how we are all trying to cope with it.  Sometimes all a two-yr-old can do is rage against the world.  The kids were able to spend Easter with family in Chicago.  Special thanks to Aunt Steph and Gpa & Gma J for hauling them all out here. 


My recovery seems to be progressing normally.  My immune system continues to die off.  We then will watch for the rebound which would let us know the transplanted stem cells have re-engrafted into my bone marrow.  I have been battling nausea for the past few days and the medical team is trying different approaches to resolve this.  While the view is spectacular, it is day 11 in this hospital room (if anyone besides me is counting).  I am glad the NBA Playoffs started this weekend to help eat up some of the hours.  Thanks also to Dave for the cards and conversation on Sunday. 


If anyone from Palisades is following this blog - good luck this week.  T-6 days to the outage.  I know you all can't wait.  I wish there were more I could do!