I just talked to my Dad and got the update.  So today is day 14, and for some reason we thought that today would be the day they would be able to tell if the bone marrow en-grafted or not. Well unfortunately we were wrong.  We have to keep waiting.  The nurses said we should know by day 20 so another week.  The good news is the nurses said things should start turning up at this point.

There are a few things that are required before Denise can go home.  Those being the bone marrow has to en-graft, she has to be able to consume and keep down 1/2 of her normal calories, exercise, and she can have no signs of any kind of sickness. Denise fights hard everyday to try her best to complete each of these things.  It is a big accomplishment for her to be able to walk the halls, keep food down, etc.  I am so proud of how hard she is fighting against this cancer.  I know it is beating her up.  She suffers a lot of pain, and it's not easy what she is having to live through.

My dad mentioned that Denise's mouth was starting to feel a tiny bit better.  Today on the walk in the halls Denise had a craving.  This is the first craving she has had in over two weeks!  She felt like eating cereal so for dinner she had Frosted Flakes and surprisingly she ate the whole bowl, and was able to eat it pretty fast.  Considering that her mouth is in tremendous pain and it is very hard for her to swallow.