GRADUATION DAY!

Yes the picture is no mirage. That is actually Sharon loaded up and leaving behind her residence of the last 55 days at the City of Hope, but who's been counting. We are now proud residents of the Residence Inn by Marriott until they deem it safe for us to be more than one hour from the hospital. We are still baby-stepping with her new immune system and so are susceptible to all kinds of bugs which must be dealt with within one hour of symptoms appearing. We are really excited though to be on our own and moving forward. It's a good thing that I got so much training with Ricky because I will be Sharon's IV and Medication Nurse for the next two months or so. She came home on 15 different medications and one IV. We will be returning to the City of Hope every Monday and Thursday for testing and for any treatment that may be necessary. They tell us our clinic days will be anywhere from 4 to 12 hours so to come prepared with snacks and lunch. Sharon is on a pretty unique diet as well which includes no micro-wave or restaurant food. So that means I get to get acquainted with a stove again, that ought to be exciting. We have 55 days until we reach the magic 100 day mark when some things will be semi-normal again. We won't see things really at normal until the one year mark however.
Once again we thank all of you for your faith and prayers and want you to know we continue to "MOVE FORWARD WITH FAITH. "