Very quick post to say a couple of things:

- donor is perfect match (matches me identically on 10 out of 10 antigens)
- doctor said this is ideal time to do transplant and should yield highest opportunity for success
- as far as the hope I was looking for, he said there is a “very high likelihood” this will CURE me, but it’s a long, windy road ahead
- they couldn’t come up with any reason that I couldn’t snowboard after my transplant as long as my platelets were fine and I felt up to it (yeah!)
- food and isolation restrictions aren’t as terrible as I think I’m envisioning. It’s all about being safe.

And, oh yeah, I made it to Disney!!!! That means most of my last vision board worked so I guess it’s time to start a new one for this next phase. I think Paris might go on this one.

Thank you guys for all of your support. Chip, I love your research idea! It’s actually something that has been on my mind since I found out that a 20-something guy that lives very close to me was just diagnosed with leukemia. I’m so curious to know what kind of connections the doctors look for.

Have a wonderful weekend!