Discharge Process

We have been informed that we are officially starting the discharge process!!! YEAH!! The paper work has been started, tests ordered and appointments are starting to be made. We have a FULL week next week. I think our schedule will be really full until we leave. If not with appointments with doing fun holiday stuff with our kids. Our team is aiming at getting us out of Seattle on day 100 post transplant - December 31st. Mark will go back through many of the appointments/test that he went through when we first arrived. Lung capacity test, strength and flexibility, dentist, eye doctor, CT scans, X-rays, full body photography, weigh and nutrition, infectious disease, large blood draw for tests..... and more. Each test is either to determine whether he can actually be discharged and/or to compare to his pre-transplant stats for health change and research.

Although we are sad to not be going home for Christmas we are doing our best to make it fun for the kids here. We will go see Santa tomorrow morning at the clinic Christmas party. I searched craigslist and the store sales for a small Christmas tree and ended up with the one pictured below... good price and just the right size. We have been working on decorating it and the apartment with supplies sent by the grandmas. Thanks!

Keep us in your prayers. Count your blessings and remember the reason for the season. Enjoy this time of year!