We were told before the transplant that that is an amazing milestone to get to and to see it come is such a miracle. They said at 1 year she had such a better chance of not having a bad reaction to the transplant (with graphs vs host). At 2 years the risk of the cancer coming back goes down substantially. At 5 years they say she's "cured." We look forward to each celebration ahead, but we are SO happy to celebrate this milestone with her!
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| Picture from the end of Summer at our family reunion, mom on the right with her 3 girls. On the left is mom's sister, Sue and her 2 girls. |
It still gives us a great feeling every time she goes in for a checkup (about once every 2 months or so) and gets results from her blood tests that everything looks great. Looking back on our journey through the sickness it almost seems like a bad dream that never really happened. We know it was very real, but it's good to see it as a faint memory rather than being in the midst of it. Mary feels well most of the time other than the small sicknesses/allergy problems that come and go. Her immune system is probably a little bit weaker since the cancer and treatments but it doesn't effect her on a daily basis. She still visits her mom about every other day in Ottawa. Grandma is always so happy to see her and Sue each day they visit.
Because God gave us this great miracle I'm blessed to live down the street from my mom as I raise my 16 month old daughter AND getting ready to welcome a new baby in April :) My mom is also expecting her 8th grandchild in June from my brother, Adam and his wife, Bre. She is and is going to be (even more) a busy grandma!
Thank you all for visiting our site to check in. We hope that your Christmas season is joyful and that Jesus is on the forefront of your mind. Thank God for sending His son Jesus to deliver us from our sins and for giving us hope through the trials of life.
Here's a music video that touched my heart. If your life has been impacted by cancer, you'll appreciate it...
