Trusting in God's Perfect Timing

It's be a whirlwind getting ready to be away from home for 3 months. The transplant team calls it the 100 day process. Today it all stopped suddenly as I got a call from Lindsay, the nurse-transplant coordinator. There is some issue with the donor in Germany. There were 3 10/10 donors found through the registry. They've decided to use the donor in Poland but that person needs more time.

So...the plan is to get a new CT at some point in the next 2 weeks, to make sure I am still in deep enough remission for transplant without more chemo. Then I will enter the hospital Jan. 26 (day 0 minus 5). I would get the harvested cells Jan. 31. With 3 - 4 weeks in the hospital and then 2 months in an apartment near the hospital, I hope to still be home to worship with my family on the best day of the year, Easter Sunday! 

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