Re: Thanksgiving .... Jan

[Guest guest]

Well, we have an awful lot to be thankful for. Tomorrow will be Jan's

first big event since a party in California weeks before her August bone

marrow transplant. We will have 23 family around the Thanksgiving table

(I built it today .. 18 feet long so everyone can be at the same

table). It is into the living room because there isn't enough room in

the dining room.

The bigggest thing is being thankful that Jan is with us. Right now she

hasn't hair .. that seems to have fallen out from some level of

graft/host disease, but the biopsy results came back clean with her

brother's blood system having completely set up housekeeping in her.

There are no signs of leukemia. She also isn't eating much. She will

fix herself a meal and than take only a few bites. She is not quite

holding her own on weight, and for a total turnaround, we are

encouraging her to eat more.

We are thankful for family who come to join us (and those who cannot

come, like her donor brother who just today found out that he doesn't

have to work on Friday. He will have his Thanksgiving with kids he grew

up with .. but in Houston, not New York.

And I am especially thankful to the many of you out there for your

prayers, support and love. This is a wonderful community. Jan isn't

out of the woods yet, but every day is one step ahead.

Rick

[Guest guest]

Rick iam happy to hear jan is doing well, i haven't spoke with you before, as i

am somewhat new, but, anywhooo. My Lucy Lou (nickname of course) now 9, 10 in

January & amp; ds, was diagnosed with leukemia on March 25th 2002 (then 8). last

year at this time she had the shinest most hairless head you have ever seen and

this year it is a matted mess. I ahve even had to threaten buzzing it short if

she doesn't keep it clean and brushed!!! i will say my prayers for Jan when i

pray for lucy.

From: Rick Dill [mailto: rdill@...]DOWN-SYN@...,

, DS_Teens_Plus@...: Wed, 26 Nov 2003

15:16:05 -0800Subject: Re: Thanksgiving .... JanWell, we have an

awful lot to be thankful for. Tomorrow will be Jan'sfirst big event since a

party in California weeks before her August bonemarrow transplant. We will have

23 family around the Thanksgiving table(I built it today .. 18 feet long so

everyone can be at the sametable). It is into the living room because there

isn't enough room inthe dining room.The bigggest thing is being thankful that

Jan is with us. Right now shehasn't hair .. that seems to have fallen out from

some level ofgraft/host disease, but the biopsy results came back clean with

herbrother's blood system having completely set up housekeeping in her.There are

no signs of leukemia. She also isn't eating much. She willfix herself a meal

and than take only a few bites. She is not quiteholding her own on weight, and

for a total turnaround, we areencouraging her to eat more.We are thankful for

family who come to join us (and those who cannotcome, like her donor brother who

just today found out that he doesn'thave to work on Friday. He will have his

Thanksgiving with kids he grewup with .. but in Houston, not New York.And I am

especially thankful to the many of you out there for yourprayers, support and

love. This is a wonderful community. Jan isn'tout of the woods yet, but every

day is one step ahead.Rick