4 Months!

Jeff had his 4 month “tune up” this week at Mayo.  We are happy to report he is doing great!  

He no longer has restrictions on what he can lift (it was 10lbs  previously.)  They are making some more minor medication tweeks to his doses as well he will finish up the post transplant steroids.  They did tests to check bloodwork, liver and kidney functions.  Everything is looking good.  We met with the nutritionist to discuss ways for him to stay healthy as as transplant patients are more susceptible to things like diabetes and high cholesterol because of the anti-rejection drugs.  (The bad news is Jeff is going to have to start eating a few more things that are shades of green. Oh boy is he excited!! 🤣) Finally, he also got two shots. One was to boost his immunity (this is the second time he had one of those), and then he also got another Covid Booster shot.  He didn’t get a sucker, but he did get a cherry limeade when it was all over, so that made him happy!

He is very much looking forward to being able to start traveling again for work, and with this, as long as he is feeling up to it and his numbers stay in range he is good to go,.  The  hard part now is going to be getting him to pace himself and getting him to transition back into the work travel at a reasonable pace!

Most importantly, we continue to see even more glimpses of “back to normal” life as each week he continues to feel a little better and get a little stronger.  This past weekend he was out puttering around in the garage. Earlier this week, he was able to stop by and see the Miller Milling and Roger’s Foods Head Miller’s that were in town for a meeting.  Just being able to be in a room with teammates he hasn’t seen in person for so long meant the world to him. (And to me! Thank you for so many big old hugs and kind words of encouragement!  You all are the best!!)

So with that, we are very happy with how things are progressing for Jeff.   Now, as for Mr. Hayden, he continues to do great and has spent the summer up in North Dakota.  He has been working quite a bit. Fishing and hanging out with his friends seems to round out all the rest of his free time. That makes him one busy, but happy kiddo, so I guess that’s how it should be. (And of course, having him happy and healthy makes mom  dad happy too!) 

Going forward, we will implement the “no news is good news” model for updates, so hoping these posts get fewer and much, much farther apart!

Thanks again for all the love and support for our family!  We truly appreciate it!!
Hugs,
Jen (Jeff and Hayden too!😊)