Dear Dr. Nieto and Staff,
As we come up on Jason’s one year post second stem cell transplant anniversary, I tried and tried to come up with ideas on how to thank you all. But how do you thank someone for life? I thought about food, flowers, a plaque, or even gift cards. I just could not narrow it down to anything that could possibly measure up to the amount of gratitude that I have for you all.
I have a kept a blog since September of 2009 when Jason’s first relapse was diagnosed. The other day I went back and read what we were doing at this time last year. The difference is as vast as night and day. Last year Jason was in the hospital for the second round having been out for a little over a month from the first transplant. He was barely walking, hardly keeping food down if he ate at all, and looked nothing like the man I married. This year, he helped me bake Thanksgiving pies, put up Christmas lights, and even helped carry in our Christmas tree. He even helped me with Christmas shopping which is not something that has happened since 2008.
That is what I want to thank you all for. Memories. No matter the outcome of this or any future scans, through all of your hard work and dedication, I and my son have had another year of memories with Jason. That is priceless to me and there is not an object in this world that has the same value.
So in short, all I have to offer is a thank you. Thank you all for taking time away from your own families to allow mine to have more time together. Have a blessed holiday season and the happiest of New Years.
With Immeasurable Gratitude,
Kimberly Elliott
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