100% Cathy

Isn't that what we all want? Let me explain. Margie's team of doctors explained this week that her immune system has been 100% replaced with Cathys immune sytem. Science fiction or just magic? Luckily, very real and happening right in front of us.
Not only has her immune system been replaced, she's experiencing things that are evidence of the changes: Margies had a chronic allergic coughing for many years now... gone. Margie has always had thin, cracking finger nails: gone. I'm sure the list will get longer. This is truly amazing, no?

More big news: This sunday? DAY 100! I know you are as astounded as I am. Margie and Robert will be moving completely back to their home this thursday or friday and the relationship with the Hutchinson center will end and will pick up with Margies oncologist, Dr. Picozi.

This not to say that Margie is finished with this, but on paper, she's looking really great. Among the common sense stuff that she has to practice once she's home (hand washing, steering clear of sick people, etc) she also can't touch trees, any flora and fauna essentially. Not an easy task at their house. It is Washington afterall and with all that rain, things just grow.
She'll continue to take the wheel barrel full of drugs that she's been on since the transplant and the prednazone and get regular blood draws and check ups.
The next big milestone is one year post transplant. That is when, after she makes that, the Hutch team considers it a successful transplant.
You Go Girl!

Love, Kathleen