If one of those bottles should happen to fall……….Okay enough of that.

One of my favorite comfort movies is the Eddie Murphy Dan Aykroyd classic “Trading Places.” In the early part of the movie Eddie Murphy is playing a blind disabled person who cannot walk. The cops kick his roller board out from under him and all of a sudden he says something like, it is a miracle – I can see and walk again.

So last night I had an experience akin to this as I was doing my nasal/cortisone sinus wash and all of a sudden my right ear opened up. It’s a miracle, I can hear again, as least out of one ear. Next up I hope will be an opening of my left eustachian tube. I am increasingly upbeat, coming out of my doldrums when I was in the hospital.

Otherwise a good day today. Same routine, IV infusion of Magnesium at the clinic and it seems my need for oxygen is even going down a bit. My O2 Sats when I take a break from the oxygen tank are holding okay in the low 90’s.

So out I ventured, with Sharon, on a walk on the path at South Lake Union, my rolling tank of oxygen in tow. And my scorecard today is good. 7,000 steps and 2.6 miles total. Soon, I will try to tackle the hill walking up to the clinic.

Also on my scorecard is an interesting test. By genetic testing, the lab here can tell what blood cells are floating around my system. At my 28-day bone marrow test it was 100% by brother David’s. When I was in the hospital, my counts were going down and the team was worried that the donor cells were decreasing. Results returned today to say I continue to have 100% of Dave’s cells. Mine are apparently gone. Transplant continues to look to be a success. Fingers continued to be crossed.

Larry and Sharon