Rodrigo on March 6th, 2007

Another week has gone by, things continue to go great.
Just over the 4 week mark, and i am really looking forward to the 6 week mark.
Dr. Silber gave Joy lots of things that she could not do till the 6 week mark.
Any real exercise, lifting for heavy objects, things of that nature. To me it [...]

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Rodrigo on March 1st, 2007

Just got a chance to catch the piece on Good Morning America. It was well produced and we enjoyed watching it. It was great to work with the producer, thanks for that.
I will write a longer post later today to discuss the content, and fill in some blanks in the story. I will [...]

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Joy on February 26th, 2007

Yesterday we attended a memorial celebration of a friend of ours who died of colon cancer at 30.  It was a beautiful ceremony in remembering a very remarkable woman who touch many many peoples lives. That in combination with the requests from Dr. Silber for some medical history has had me on a trip down [...]

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Rodrigo on February 26th, 2007

Today marks the 21st day post op.
The past week for me has been a bit of a whirlwind, I had to take some time and slow down. Work has picked up quite a bit, i needed to put in some extra time at that. Slowing down for me is hard sometimes, i just [...]

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Joy on February 24th, 2007

I guess most people aren’t totally ecstatically happy when they say that but I am .  I have been feeling a bit hormonal, hehehe.  I have been feeling a bit more emotional, a bit more moody, a bit more like the old me. and I couldn’t be happier about it.
I have noticed how lately [...]

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Joy on February 19th, 2007

it is strange for me to hear other women say “i don’t think my sister would do that for me” referring to the transplant.  I always knew my sisters were extraordinary because of the women that they are.  i guess i never really looked at our relationship as being something out of the ordinary as [...]

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Rodrigo on February 16th, 2007

As I was thinking about the transplant procedure today, and thought about all the women who have undergone this type of procedure i was hit with a sudden feeling of deep gratitude. I am deeply thankful to each of you for taking the leap and going for it. It has already brought so much to [...]

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Joy on February 15th, 2007

Sister is a very important relationship. It is one of friendship and kinship. My sisters know me better than anyone else in the world. Both of them. I wanted to share a little about what it means to me to have these two incredible women in my life because if it were not [...]

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Rodrigo on February 14th, 2007

Just about 10 days since the surgery. Recovery for both Joy and Maeapple has been going well. Joy has been doing better each day, and she gets somewhat restless that she can’t do some of the things she is use to doing, like driving, or picking up things.
Today i cleaned up some sticky tape residue [...]

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Joy on February 13th, 2007

I just want to say thank you for all the response. It is so amazing to see our story out in the world touching other people. Everyone has been so supportive and encouraging. People we don’t even know sending their thoughts and wishes. Sending tips on how to heal faster and [...]

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