We apologize for being so long between posts. Life is good .
We drove to NC on August 11th and are staying at our newly remodeled beach house, though Daniel is handling emergencies at the other beach house almost daily. Our central air went out there. The only way to make it right is to put in a dual compressor system; this means ductwork and more hassle than we can do with weekly renters. Daniel got some window units to cool the place and get us through the season. Right now he is over there repairing sliding doors (which have problems beach front) and getting a new refrigerator installed. Such is the life of landlords.
I have the hay fever from hell. The doc warned me that going off of prednizone (which I needed to do) would mean that my body would have to rebuild its own capability to make its equivalent of prednizone. I think that I have no natural antihistamines, and wow, am I having problems with allergies.
I can't think of much better I could say about my health other than that hay fever is my big problem. To have come through what I have, and to have complaints like this seems ludicrous, but true.
This past week has been out time to keep Zachary. Each set of grandparents got him for a week between the time his mom went back to work and the day that school starts for him (next Monday). It has been a real joy having him. He is very helpful and most curious. We played a couple of rounds of Putt Putt golf and went to the ocean. Mostly though we just stayed inside because of my lack of strength and stamina.
We kept Luc two nights, once with Zac and once by himself. He is a happy almost- two-year-old. He is content playing the simplest of games and loves to play with little cars. Like Luc, Abi is only unhappy when she is hungry. Then she shows that she has a big voice and is really strong in resisting all attempts to comfort her other than a bottle. I will keep Zac, Luc, and Abi for the whole day next Friday, which is the labor day holiday for the Pollard children, but not their parents.
We drive back to Cambridge a week from today (Saturday). I expect a whirlwind of activity getting registered and back to a school schedule including chapel. I'm very much looking forward to this. I think I'm just about up to half time school work.
I am getting stronger all the time, though I have a long way to go to being anything like my pre-leukemia strength and stamina. I am hoping my present condition is not the "new normal" described in post-transplant literature.
Daniel and I are looking forward to a quiet time at the beach this coming week.
Love to you all, Bonnie for BanD
"New normalcy" is the term often given to life after a transplant. That is what I'm working toward. I've had no tremors since my 3am trip to the emergency room last Monday morning. I've done some very good sleeping.
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