We're back home now! Sarah did a great job in Mexico this past week. Her procedure was on Tuesday. The procedure itself went very well for Sarah. I really saw what a patient girl she was that day. She had to be fasting from midnight the night before. The first part of her procedure was early in the morning, but the second part wasn't until 4pm. She was out, into recovery by 5pm without a drop of water or a bite of food. Even then she didn't complain. Sarah had a strong reaction afterwards with vomiting and a fever. We got that controlled with medication and within 24 hours she was feeling better. Even today, she's not back to her full normal self, but she's eating soft foods and drinking a lot. I'm sure one or two more days and everything will be fine.

On the other hand, the doctor in Mexico gave me a call today to talk about Sarah. She said that last year, the lumbar puncture transfusion of stem cells (they do both in the spine and via IV) had roughly 6.9 million stem cells. This time was about 40 million stem cells. A very very big difference. This might explain why she had a stronger reaction.