November 28, 2008 7:45 PM

It was a very pleasant day for me as friends and my son stopped by. The visits, as always, are much appreciated to help while away the time but, more importantly, to have the opportunity to reconnect with people and share what’s currently going on in our lives – though I think that most people have a pretty good idea what’s going on in my life!

The good news is that my counts are really starting to rise now and the prospect of going home soon seems to be just around the corner. I think, before I go home however, that they will do 1 more bone marrow biopsy just before I leave. This is to get an updated status as to where I stand. The results do not gate going home – in fact, the results won’t even be back before I leave here. However, the results are very important to the doctors as it helps them to best determine the next course of action.

When I do go home, I fully intend to keep this blog going to report to you all what is going on. I do not intend to make the entries of a “Dear Diary” nature telling you what I ate for breakfast, what TV shows I watched, who I talked to on the phone, etc. As you all know, this is a long process with more visits to the hospital on the horizon, more chemo, more testing, chances of relapse, etc. and, I am sure, there will be some ups and downs as I make my way along the road to recovery. As you can tell, I am being rather positive about the outcome, here. But, it’s the only way to be! And why not! Because of all of you – your thoughts and prayers - I have been given a great jump start that I see making the next steps go easier.

Bob