A warmer day in Seattle which felt good to me for my walks back from the clinic to our apartment. I say walks – as in plural – because as the day’s appointments worked out I needed a morning and afternoon session. Given that, the Uber drivers benefited as they provided two rides for m up the hill. And I benefitted in that my walking output doubled today.

The morning visit was the usual IV hydration and electrolyte replacement. The afternoon visit was with my medical team and once again I am told I am acting as is expected. One tiny wrinkle is that I have developed a few patches of red and pruritic (itchy) skin. Unclear as to what this is, although with Graft vs Host Disease the skin is one organ that is affected by inflammation. For the time being we will treat it with some over-the-counter cream and follow this. Even though my brother was a 100% match, there is no such thing as a perfect match unless the donor comes from a twin – think Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Devito. Meaning that of 22 points of matching we matched on all. Having said that there are 100’s of proteins produced in blood and some are bound not to match. Hence the new cells may not be in total love with their new home and cause some irritations in different organ systems, skin and GI most likely. More to come on this.

Thanks for being a part of our journey.

Larry and Sharon