JoesGathering: February 2011

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Happy Day 100

It's Day 100 after Joe's transplant. He's done a stellar job of keepin' it boring. Big thanks to our First Lieutenant of Care Giving, my sisters, friends and fambly. Joe was rewarded with a full day of scans and other procedures. He continues to taper the steroids. Assuming we keep "cruising in the right direction", he'll start tapering the immunosuppressants. He's doing so well that our next doc's appointment is in two weeks. That leaves more time for shoveling and getting to know our brand-new-just-in-the-nick-of-time plug-in electric snow blower. Sweet.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Happy Valentine's Day!

Things are still "cruising along in the right direction" as the doctor says. More platelets and less puffy feet. We celebrated increased platelet count along with Coney Dog's 10th anniversary by having a nice dinner at home that included a Big Steak with a Big Bone.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Things are OK

Things are still moving in the right direction. More platelets, less puffy feet. We're keeping warm and well fed and trying to keep the snow shoveled. Cheers from Winter Wonderland.

Joe's Gathering

Welcome to Joe's Gathering, where you can get updates on how Joe's doing. Named after the Friday Gatherings which "are a remote, faint echo of the happy hour at the Old Town Tavern that used to take place, it seems like (it was in fact) decades back. There is no agenda, no theme, no structure of any kind, just old (and getting older all the time) Ann Arborites, chatting about food, drink, jobs, and whatever else is going around. There is always a bottle or two of wine on hand, and some folks bring their own. There is usually some kind of food, and again, some people are moved to bring comestibles. Neither is required...Oh, and who the heck are we, anyway? Your hosts, Linda and Joe, that's whom."