January 12, 2009 11:00 PM

Well, one of my doctor's told me that with my disease I would have to look at each day differently than I ever did before. I have to admit that, because I have felt as well as I have, that I have not really done that and to my way of thinking that is good because I feel no sense of urgency about my condition . Maybe I should - but I just look at this whole episode as kind of a speed bump on the highway of life.

So, what am I driving at here? For me, today was a day to look at and to relish. I went to clinic this morning, found out that my counts were excellent(as expected); got to talk to the doctor early so that the entire clinic experience lasted from 8:00 to 8:30(unexpected - but a wonderful gift); went to an early afternoon movie(finally, I can start to live life again!); and, finally, went to dinner at a friend's house(which was wonderful all around - the food, being able to be with friends, and getting out of the house). It truly was a wonderful day!

The whole day was capped off by my Boston doctor leaving a phone message during which she also agreed that my counts looked excellent as well.

So we have reached the highpoint of my existence once again whereby I can almost function as a normal person. (As an aside, my tastebuds still seem to be improving as well and are almost back to normal.) As I said before, we don't appreciate things until they are taken away from us - that's just human nature.

Once again, I thank you for all your thoughts and prayers, they continue to hold me up and they continue to generate the results that we are all looking for(well... me for sure!!).

God bless you all!

Bob