March 1, 2009 9:30 PM 88 days to go

The days are marching on. As I said yesterday, winter won't go away and tomorrow we expect 12-18 inches of snow. Thank goodness we do not have to go out to the clinic tomorrow as we had to do last Monday. Not having to go out in it is one of the very few benefits of my illness.

I still feel fine. The lower back pain of yesterday is a thing of the past and is now all gone.

We had company today, my brother-in-law and sister-in-law visited. They brought the meal for the day which was great. My son was here as well. The five of us played cards and had a lot of fun. The banter during the game is actually more fun than the game itself.

I should mention that on Friday as we talked to one other couple in the waiting room, it came out in the conversation that they drove down to Boston from Augusta, Maine - a three hour trip! When the clinic visit was over, they were going to get in their car and drive all the way back! That's like driving to New York city from here, something that I would never think of doing. They did this once a week during the 100 days after his transplant in September. Now they "only" have to do it once a month. Everybody in the clinic has a story to tell...

It's going to be a short entry tonight because there really is not much that goes on on a Sunday.

Until tomorrow...

Bob