Surprise.

Hope you've all had a terrific Tuesday!!
*I started this post last Thursday and sadly I am just getting to finishing it...the ending has changed a bit, so here goes nothin'.

Mom and Dad have a pretty good week thus far! And they had an especially visitor-filled weekend (and how fun that visitors got to hang in the motor-home instead of hospital room!)
Friday night his cousin Karen and her husband Mario surprised with a visit. Saturday evening my cousin Cary and his wife Noreen came down to visit and Sunday a fellow Acute Myeloid Leukemia transplant survivor, Sheryl, and her husband went down to visit and fellowship.  AWESOME!!!!

Cary and his wife Noreen visiting Dad this past weekend! Love.

They had a checkup at the hospital last Thursday and all numbers looked good.  No blood products were needed, no potassium or magnesium needed and still no sign of host vs. graft disease and no fevers, which signal infections.  Praise the Lord!!
This weekend, after a bone marrow biopsy on Friday to ensure that all leukemia is clear in his new bone marrow cells he received from his sister, they may be allowed to come home for a few days...! Fingers crossed.  They will have to still be seen 2-3 times a week at City of Hope, but even a few days home each week would be AMAZING.  They've been away from home, their dogs, 'normal' life, us girls, their granddaughters, family, etc. for 30+ days now.  I know they are more than ready to come home.

Mom just told me they ventured out to Santa Anita Park today and enjoyed an afternoon of horse racing.  Dad even made a small wager on a horse and won! Pretty sweet.

Thank you all again for being constant prayer warriors.  It's working!!!
Continued prayers for my dad would be that he'd have an appetite, a calm tummy whilst taking SO many medications, and no infections or host vs. graft disease.
And for my mom....I think we should take donations to purchase her some diamond encrusted angel wings.  She's earned them! What do you think?

Here's to a great rest of the week!
Nicole

PS- **HUGE update...they are HOME!! They drove home after the bone marrow biopsy on Friday and enjoyed a quiet weekend home.  They will be headed to City of Hope tomorrow and Friday for regular check ups, to get preliminary results on the bone marrow biopsy, and to check overall progress.  Halleluah!!

PPS- Thanks to those that are still sending cards.  It's amazing! and my parents LOVE them.
Thank you.