I Can See Clearly Now ... (Day +142)

... the rain is gone.
I can see all obstacles in my way.
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
It's gonna be a bright, bright, bright sun shiny day ...

That is the song that has been running through my head for two days now. At Alex's last clinic appointment, the doctors released him from his low bacteria diet, confirmed his appointment to remove his Hickman line, and approved February 13th as Alex's first day back at school!

We went out to dinner to celebrate, and Alex's request? Sweet Tomatoes (a salad bar restaurant). While I must say, that my "germ radar" was on high alert, we made it through dinner, and really enjoyed ourselves! It may seem like such a small thing to most, but for Alex to have drinks from a fountain dispenser, and soft-serve ice cream is huge.

This news all hit exactly 9 months from the date of Alex's diagnosis of B-cell Leukemia. Since then, we have been to hell and back. I am just in awe that this stage is just about over, that life CAN go on.

I cannot give enough credit to Alex's team of doctors and researchers for working aggressively to kill this second cancer

I also send my heart-felt and most sincere thanks to the woman who donated her marrow so that Alex could have a chance to be the amazing man I know he will be! I hope to meet this amazing lady someday, although, how do you properly say "thank you" for saving Alex's life?

It is very fitting, that the sun is shinning in the middle of winter in the Northwest today.

Look all around, there is nothing but blue skies.
Look straight ahead there's nothing but blue skies ...