Back home...Waiting

Mark's been home for just over a week now and it's great to be together again as a family. Although Mark goes back daily to VGH, we're so happy he's home.

My dad was here for the duration of Mark's latest hospital stay (21 days) and that was a godsend. Lots of long days and early mornings for Grandpa, but I know he wouldn't have chosen to be anywhere else. Three weeks of full time "nanny care" was exactly what I needed to get through this leg of the journey.

Chemo was tough for Mark this time around so I snuck out late once the kids were in bed to spend as much time with him as I could. It took a bit of juggling to make sure everyone was relatively happy. I couldn't have done it without you Dad.
:-)

So the big news... There is a bone marrow donor available for Mark...and it's also a perfect match. For this we are truly grateful and excited but there's still one hurdle to jump before the tranplant is a go. Next week we will find out if Mark is in remmission then we can get on with things.

This upcoming week will be the most important and stressful as waiting for results feels almost worse than the treatment itself. I'm sure Mark would disagree with me but it's a close second.

Send us your good thoughts, your strength and all your hope. Tell the people in your life how much you love them, and more importantly show them. We'll keep you all posted.
Leslie