Like the Cubs who lit up their scoreboard today, so are my cell counts. It was once said that chicks dig the long ball, and my counts are definitely out of the park for just about day +16. As an example my ANC today was 920, platelets was 257,000 and HCT = 29.

My team is planning for my next steps and discharge from the hospital. When I was first admitted here on May 31, I asked the team if I would be out for the summer solstice. At first they said it was unlikely and with each passing week the likelihood improved. Given the uptake of the new cells has gone so well, the team will be planning to discharge me prior to the Summer Solstice. I can’t wait to let the sunshine in.

Hope you are well.

Larry and Sharon