Here I am! Tired and lazy, but I’m here!! :)
Written by JKM on October 22nd, 2008Hey there friends and fam,
So I’ve been pretty zonked the past few weeks. We go to the clinic, come back and I rest, take a walk for about a mile, then I rest, we have some dinner, I take a shower and then I rest again…and then I go to bed!!! How bout that for a schedule? 
But seriously, the doctors say that I am doing “magnificently”, and today my white count was 590! My neutrophils are up to 60…..neither are good numbers, but they are great for me! It looks like my counts are on the upswing, which is a good sign that Laura’s cells are starting to engraft. I still have to get blood tomorrow…it always takes longer for the hemoglobin and hematocrit to come in.
I’m feeling a little more energetic today…I have all these funny things I want to write and share with you, but I”m not quite up to all that craziness! I’ll be up and blogging like a pro within a couple weeks. Enjoy these photos. I’m gonna go……take a guess!………rest and take my pills! I can’t wait ’til I’m back to myself.
Love from Seattle.
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- Resting and enjoying the view
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- "I'm a little tired, but I'm a doin' OK!!"
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- Laura helped me get the table nice and comfy so I could rest before (and actually, during) my doctor appointments. :)
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- Wow, I look supertall from this view!
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- And this pic's for Tiso...I thought it was a nice little Halloween touch to the 'hood, but he said it's creepy....................Ok, yah, I can see that. :)
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- Isn't this a cool pumpkin? Kathy's school has a fundraiser in the fall called Pumpkinpalooza, and someone carved this cute guy.
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- Ben, Ronnie and Kathy's nephew...isn't he adorable?!!!!
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- And this is Abby, their niece...all decked out like a princess for the Pumpkinpalooza!
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- A cute dog outside my coffee shop...my mom and I center our walks around dogs.
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- Thought this was pretty...one pretty little leaf holding on!!
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Wonderful to “hear” your voice again
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Julie - You are doing AMAZING!!! I’m going to try and leverage just a little bit of your strength for my race this weekend. I’ll be thinking about you & wearing my orange “team julie” headband for good luck!
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Glad to see your back to the blog! I like all of the photos a lot.
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vamos Julie todavia!!
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You look fab! Thanks for all the pictures, too. I always love to see what’s going on. We had mac’n cheese for dinner last night in your honor, so hopefully your ears were ringing! Keep smiling, beautiful.
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PUTITA!
You’re back, YAY!!!!!!!!!!! 
I think I speak (or write) for everyone when I say, “Welcome Back to YOUR blog!” We’re all very happy to read what’s going on from the horse’s mouth. (Haha, that’s right, I’m calling you a horse. It’s better than calling you a pig) 
Anyway, I love you a whole lot & thanks for taking the time to blog even though you’re feeling “blah”…it gives us all piece of mind to visit your page & find such a great entry, and from the author herself! Miss you, love you!
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Hi Julie! Saw one of your neighbors back here in VA today and she gave me the address to your blog site. Glad to hear everything is going smoothly even though your feeling “blah” right now. We’re all rooting for you here!
Meg
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So glad to have you back!!!!!! You look great! Keep up the good work. Besos, K
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Hello Julie,
I’m so glad to see post from you!!!
I hope to come visit you next week.
Keep up the numbers and let them grow.
Hugs-Vera
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OMG! So glad to read from you
Very excited like Laura said it does feel wonderful to see you writting to us. I miss you and hoping everything keeps going magically great!!!! Keep up the good work, positive and strong like always. Extremely proud of how strong your are 
xoxoxoxox
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YAY!! I am so glad to see you posted!!
(Why does my dad always beat me to the comments?)
TONS of love,
Paloma
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Julie - Sooo good to “hear” from you! And I’m so thankful you are doing so well… I know your Dad’s out there… enjoy your time with him and keep up the good work!
Love and prayers, Eileen
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Thank you Julie for those creepy creepy pictures. It’s like the early Halloween gift that I never wanted and somehow feared! I hope everything is going well out there in Seattle and I miss you guys! Have mom tell Tom Coughlin what a great job he’s doing and to keep it up! go GIANTS boo dallas