Good News to Start The Year of the Dragon

We want to share our good news: my blood counts are normal for the first time in over five years! This means that, finally, my immune system has recovered from my transplant. I also had reconstructive surgery on my right achilles. The combination of normal hemoglobin and a stronger ankle is such a relief. We can now imagine and plan traveling as empty nesters when Kai goes to college this fall.

We are grateful to so many people: Annabel for her gift of my new stem cells, a genuine act of altruism; the extraordinary team of doctors and nurses at UCSF for their compassionate and expert care; and our family and friends for your love and support. We could not have made this long, complicated journey without you.

Our good news coincides with the launch of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s annual Student Visionary of the Year Campaign for donations to support LLS’s efforts to cure blood cancer. Kai participated in 2022. Our nephew, Henry, is leading a team this year. Please consider donating again if you can. I am a leukemia survivor thanks to Annabel and to progress in bone marrow transplants that LLS has helped fund. 

Here is a link to Henry’s fundraising page.

With love and thanks, 

Steve & Tami