Wow!

HI everyone...
its wednesday today and im feeling much much better! My counts are slowly slowly climbing, but still not quite at that 500 mark...hopefully tomorrow or friday...we are having bets, so we will see who wins...
Im still doing everything right...and i FINALLY come off my antibiotics which means no more alarms every 6 hours! Im also able to take my anti rejection drug orally tonite which means im officially down to 1 pump...my heparin! So me and dad are looking forward to a hopefully very peaceful nite! YAHOOOY!
I would just like to send a massive thanks to my friends in Bairnsdale who surprised us with a gorgeous package of 'stuff' including a wonderful poster of all our favourite people and things...it made us smile heaps! Thanks to Kate who sent some groovy tops, jonah for a wonderful bag of goodies - and yes mums are very good at eating lollies!!, darcy and amber who sent beautiful smiles, and donna, b and nat for putting a wonderful collection of stuff together...thanks so much!
I would also like to thank our friends paul, kelly and finn for the awesome collection of 'goodies'...the books and cd's are GREAT! and mum and dad sure enjoyed the chonks...so thanks HEAPS...
A big thanks too for Mel, Kev and Heath for dropping off stuff today, and for getting in touch with the Wiggles! I got a great card and lots of Wiggles goodies in a bag...i was absolutely stoked that they could be so kind to send that stuff...and we have read all the books already! So thanks guys...
We also got an invitation to attend a Leukaemia Foundation dinner to help celebrate the success of the Greatest Shave and their 10th year anniversary...a huge THANKS to all of you out there who helped us raise some awesome money for the Foundation this year...apparently when all the tallies were totalled, we collectively made the top 30! So well done everyone...I know that families like ours really appreciate it...
we also got some great news from the Breastfeeding association, but i will keep you posted on that one! Lets just say that mums boobs (and Mel) have inspired the association, but we will confirm details and hopefully tell you all about it next week. Very very exciting though!
we also spoke to Dr Karin today...she reckons (and fingers and toes and everything else crossed!) that we might be out early next week!! we are not sure on what happens after that, we still have to have THAT talk, but for now, its bloody hugely exciting, but i just have to continue to do well and have no temperatures...
im still getting platelet transfusions every second day, and bloods every 3rd/4th day, but its all good. I expect that will continue for a good few weeks after i get out...i think it takes a while...
anyhoo..best fly..feeding time at the zoo (not that i need too much...im feeling like a little budda!!)
thanks again to everyone, and mum promises to post some piccies tomorrow..
one last cheerio...to my ninny who is still really sick. We think about her every single day, and love her heaps...and to my great pa in sale who is in hospital with a bit of an infection...get betta soon pa!
lots of luv and hugs
eli
xox