Happy Birthday!

Well, even though July 13 is the transplant birthday, February 12 is the real birthday.

Physical therapy has been going very well. I think it's done more than either of us imagined.

Last week Pete had a dip in his red blood count and was a little more tired than usual. He slept quite a bit. Last Friday he started on his third round of Velcade. He also got his Aredia that he will be receiving once a month to help his bones get stronger.

He is still a little more down than normal due to his lack of freedom, lack of energy, and lack of strength. The only days that he can really feel pretty good and get something constructive done is when he's on steroids for four days every two weeks. That's not a good quality of life.

Right now all we can do is to move along this schedule for the next several months and see what else we can do. We both realize that something has to give.

Congratulations though for making it to one more birthday!