Happy Mothers Day

First, I want to wish a Happy Mothers Day and happy everyday to all of you wonderful Moms out there. I had a wonderful day. David and I went to see 'A Behanding in Spokane', a Broadway show starring one of my very, very favorites, Christopher Walken. It was really wonderful, in spite of the fact that the weather was very UN-Mother's Day-like. It was pretty cold and very windy. I'm glad that I didn't plan to barbeque. After the show, we came home and we went out to dinner with my children, Jake's girlfriend Yasmine, Illana and Keith and their girls. It was nothing fancy but really, really nice. All in all, a very nice day.

Now for the health update... I saw Dr. Schuster on Friday. Luckily (or maybe not so luckily) the sores that had been bothering me on my legs were no longer inflamed and my ankles which had been swollen were no longer swollen. I still had some skin irritations and fatigue and pain in my muscles and joints. Thank God my blood tests were all normal. He said that it seems to him like a chronic gvh (graft vs. host) flare and he put me back on 20mg of Prednisone and Nexium to prevent stomach problems. He wants to see me in two weeks and hopefully, at that time I'll be feeling better and we can begin weaning off the Prednisone. I hope it goes as planned because I'd like to spend as little time on the Prednisone as possible.

I took my first dose yesterday morning and my second this morning. I think I am seeing an improvement already. I think I am starting to feel a little less "out of it" and, although I'm still achy, my joints and muscles seem to be less painful.

I hope you're all doing well, enjoying springtime and spending time with people you love. As always, I thank you for checking in and for your continued thoughts, prayers and good wishes. Believe in Miracles.