I am sitting here, for the first time in what seems like years, enjoying a lazy, relaxing Sunday afternoon with my kids. We decided, due to the weather, to keep them here with us, in St. Louis, instead of having someone brave the roads and weather. Maybe they will miss school tomorrow, maybe school will be cancelled. Either way, I believe they are where they need to be today. Our anxiety has been so close to the surface, for so long, that to have the fears somewhat relieved is a blessing. As I said before, our journey is FAR from over, but I am so incredibly grateful that we are off to a good start. One thing my eyes have been opened to is how AMAZINGLY incredible our bodies are. The picture of the transplant made it all look so easy. Simple, in fact. What was happening was anything but. You see, Jammie and Steven had the same blood type, but that was not a requirement to be a donor match. For those who receive stem cells from a donor with a different blood type....their blood type will change. CHANGE!!! I never even knew that was possible. You could go into transplant with one blood type and a few days afterwards, be a totally different blood type. Who knew our bodies were capable of this? Who was smart enough to figure out how to detect and monitor this? How complex and thorough was God in designing our body? Also, Steven is now considered a newborn. In fact, the nurses joked that December 9th was his new birthday. He is new. So new, in fact, that in a year he will have to receive his childhood immunizations again. Incredible! He has, essentially, been rebooted. Please continue praying for the success of this transplant, and for a long-term cure. Although seemingly simple, what is going on inside Stevens body right now is incredibly complex and I am hoping and praying that my newborn can continue to grow old along side me.
Posted on: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 19:57:33 +0000
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