[rar]

I had a transplant for MDS 2 years ago and I survived so far. My three doctors say that I am in very good condition. One said it is nice to see a success story for a change.

I had some rough spots in the road, the worst was 2 months in the hospital for GvHD of the gut stage 4 which kept me from eating or drinking for the 2 months. The rest of my symptoms are eyes, mouth, throat, and fatigue. I still manage to walk 3 miles a day, albeit at a slower pace. I am still on 21 drugs which are slowly being tapered. CBC numbers mostly good.

I was very happy to celebrate my 2nd re-birthday and hope there are many more to come. If I had it to do over I would do exactly the same, but bring a steam roller to flatten some of the rough spots.

Ray