August 15, 2009 12:30 AM

Sorry for the late post!

We had company over to play cards and then we got involved with the Red Sox game which became a thrilling win for them. Of course, when you don't see people for a long time, we tend to talk a lot as well which consumes quite a bit of time.

I got a newsletter today from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society which seems to keep tabs on your recovery timetable with the appropriately dated publication. All it dealt with was being overly fatigued, easing into driving, overcoming depression, etc. Something is wrong here! As my wife and I read through it, it didn't apply to my condition at all! I've never been fatigued, I've been driving for months sometimes for trips as long as three hours, I certainly don't have depression, and I am not suffering from any of the side effects of graft versus host disease. It's hard for me to relate to any of the literature that I get because none of it seems to apply. I really have no clue how people are supposed to be reacting during this process and I am amazed to see how debilitating a bone marrow transplant can be. People continue to question whether or not I was actually ill! Regardless, I did have the transplant - that I know. And it usually knocks you for a loop - that I don't know!

How blessed I am...

Bob