Naomi had an appt with her local dr on Monday. She is half way through weaning off cyclosporine and her counts are very, very good. Almost all in normal range, except RBCs (which were not far), and her ANC was an astounding 4100. We are so thankful she is doing as well as she is!

She started a new class at gymnastics this week and is officially part of the competition team. She will be fitted for her competition leotard tomorrow (Wednesday) and has her first meet in Feb 2015.

The next few weeks will be a little nerve wracking as she goes for an endocrinology workup, dentist appt, ekg/echo and has. A pulmonary function test. But, by the end of the month, all her one year evaluations will be complete and we will know exactly where she stands.

We hope your Thanksgiving was full of family and friends. We were glad to spend the today together and look back over the past year with more gratefulness than can be expressed with words. As Christmas approaches, we look forward to an abundance of family time. If there is one thing we have learned this past year, it is that family time means more than anything. No gift can replace the gift of time and togetherness.

Please keep the many families preparing for transplant and working through immune suppression protocols in your thoughts and prayers. The holidays are especially difficult for those separated and hoping for a miracle.