Approaching Day 70

On the ferry Puyallup motoring to Bainbridge

Can't write too much.  We're staying on Bainbridge Island for two days and I forgot my computer charger.  So I have to type on Heidi's inferior QWERTY keyboard to try to save my battery.  Yes, we're gonna be roughing it the next 2 days. 

Things are still going very well.  Heidi still gets magnesium IV every day.  Still taking 20-something pills every day.  Once a week we meet the medical team, they ask if Heidi has any new symptoms and she replies with her usual, "no, I feel great."  The next week we repeat. 

Teresa & Heidi at 13 Coins

I suggested to the team that we should try taking our relationship to long-distance.  Perhaps we could continue over email or Skype.  My fake doctor credentials obviously are becoming highly respected because they all simultaneously got this look of relief and satisfaction. 

At the Maritime Festival

The conversation took a few turns from there, but ended with our exit criteria being defined.  Heidi has to repeat all the tests she initially took at the beginning.  Another bone marrow extraction, because 9 is just not enough.  Let me know what medical test videos you want me to post.  Youtube just can't seem to get enough of those.  The original hair cutting video has been viewed over 4000 times. 

So she endures all the bunch of tests around Day 80.  Actually, I suggested starting before Day 80, to be completed around Day 80.  Remarkably, there was universal agreement to that idea.

So Heidi starts repeating tests starting Day 75.  Then she is done around Day 80.  Then we split.

Laurie, Shawn, Heidi and Scott at the Waterfront

Something like that, anyway.  The details and scheduling still need to be done.  But let's just say we found the achilles heel to depart from these hippocrateans.  Sorry to get all Greek on ya. 
The end of our vacation is near.  So we take a little vacation to celebrate.  To an island.  You get the picture.