Okay, we can count the bottles left in our countdown on one hand. Definitely getting closer to home.

Today began very early this morning with lab testing and an injection for my osteoporosis to protect me from future hip fractures. The lab results for my scorecard were stable. I am still anemic as before, my ANC count is stable at 800, and my platelets are very happy at 135,000. My kidney functions are still squeezed as they have been. One interesting and somewhat fascinating piece of data that came back today, is that although my CLL is nonexistent, my bone marrow has consistently shown a small clone of plasma cells. These plasma cells are seen in Myeloma or a precurser called MGUS. My team has analyzed my blood and urine for the proteins that indicate the myeloma precursor and the final results in today show that although there are these scant cells in my bone marrow my blood and urine are clear of these light chain proteins. That allows us to cross off another potential problem.

Sharon and I did a lot if packing today. Boxes are piling up for UPS who will receive them on Thursday. After that we can concentrate on our luggage. Tomorrow is a day off from the clinic and we will wait for Apria to come pickup all my oxygen equipment. It will also be a joyous day as Sharon and I will quietly celebrate our 47th wedding anniversary.

Larry and Sharon