10.29.2016 Cruise update

We are home.  We actually got home Wednesday afternoon.  We were scheduled to be on a flight leaving LAX at 2:45 pm, but got on an earlier flight leaving at 12:25 pm.  So we got to Seattle at 2:30 and home by 4:30.  On the airplane there was a man across the aisle that had quite a cold.  It was a pretty empty flight so we were able to get moved.  As of today, we are both feeling well, so I think we dodged those germs!

There isn't much to report as the day between San Francisco and LA was an 'at sea' day.  We played trivia, went to the final art auction, went to the fitness center,  and listened to a great talk by the captain.  He covered a lot of area, explaining how the ship worked.  Power plants, GPS, fresh water production,  steering, fuel usage, and that bulbous nose that big ships now have.  It actually makes the ship faster and saves fuel.  Legend has it that the young son of an engineer asked his dad how porpoises went through the water so easily and why ships were not shaped the same.  We also spent some time saying thank you and good bye to those who took such good care of us that week as well as writing recognitions for them.

The driver of the bus from the cruise terminal to LAX was a maniac when it came to changing lanes.  I think he thought he was driving a Ferrari.  And the bus had weak springs and would sway radically during his maneuvers. 

On the medical side, John had a blood test taken Thursday for the CMV virus.  The number was lower still but not yet to zero.  The numbers have been 150,000, 24,000, 6,500, 700 and now 210.  Going in the right direction.  We continue the every 12 hour infusions, with weekly Friday dressing changes.

Yesterday was 200 days since transplant.  Thanks for tracking it, Jen.

Colleen and John