Don: Karen is doing well at the moment. Keep in mind that when I say that it is definitely a relative term. She has some specific goals of her own. Getting off of the pain medicine and the steroids are at the top of her short list. She has been taking less of both recently and it is looking good that she will continue going to lower doses this week and next. Both could be at zero by then. If that is the case then we would be trying to make the transition to her living in PC with visits to Shands instead of the other way around.

Prayers focussed on her getting off steroids, without any new flare up in her body of graft versus host, are most appreciated. Steroids were needed to help her new cells and her body to get along but you don’t really want to have to take them long term. They have their own side effects that we want to avoid.

Thank to all of you who continue to drop by for updates on this site and offer your prayers and support.