Suzie is stronger but her fight against graft versus host disease, i.e., rejection of the donor's bone marrow, continues. The rash is spreading, there is redness, swelling and pain in her wrists and hands and one of her lymph nodes is enlarged. We will have that biopsied on August 6th and return to Houston in mid-August for a more thorough exam by doctors at M. D Anderson.

On August 24th, 2008 she will celebrate the first anniversary of her transplant, also referred to as her 'second birthday.' She has come a long way in one year and we are thankful to God for his Grace, good medicine and your support.

Mike

Suzie continues gaining strength: she's driven the car and spent two days on the boat over the weekend! Her next goal is to regain enough lung capacity to allow doctors to take her off the oxygen. We see the pulmonary team next week and we'll let you know what they tell us.

Lisa discovered that the settings on the blog would only allow Google users to post comments. We changed the setting to allow anyone who wishes to post a comment to do so. Sorry 'both that!

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