Hi all! In the enormous relief to have mom and dad home it appears I neglected to adequately wrap up that leg of the journey. All the follow-up and introductory appointments in Anchorage went well and they are now settling back in to life in good ol' Cordova. He's having weekly blood draws, and we haven't heard anything although we can't see the results anymore, so we assume everything is okay! 

Mary and I spent Thanksgiving with them and gave them another reason to keep fighting the good fight: they're gonna be grandparents in May 2022! Waterworks, commence. It was a great visit with a whole, whole lot to be thankful for.

Other than waiting for the grandkid and watching for any graft vs. host disease or other hiccups, there really isn't much on the medical radar in the near future. So, while this book is not yet finished, we are closing it for a bit and getting back to as normal of a life as we can for as long as we are blessed with it.

Thank you all for sticking with us on this sucky journey and for all the care packages, visits, phone calls, letters, texts, emails, thoughts, prayers, and good juju. It makes all the difference and brightened every day, for all of us. I hope you have enjoyed following along as much as I have not enjoyed authoring my parents' health plights. 

Ideally I would never have to make another entry here, but again, the book is not over. You should get emails for future updates, but in the meantime please feel free to not stay tuned; change the channel and watch American Idol or the Bachelor or something.

Little Swede, signing off for now!