Merry Christmas! Jared's 42nd day Post Transplant!

Merry Christmas!!! Today is Jared's 42nd day Post Transplant!! I have not blogged much over the last couple weeks for two reasons......One is that Jared is doing great and feeling great! Second, that I have been incredibly busy with Christmas and wedding preparations!!

Jared has been improving so much every single day! He is getting more energy and is feeling more like himself. Last Thursday Jared was able to have surgery to get his port and hickman out of his chest and he could not be happier! Getting these two things out was a huge milestone to feeling healed, healthy, and done with cancer! Now Jared can finally shower normally and he is so happy!!

Jared excited and ready to go into surgery! 

Last look at Jared's Hickman! 

Last look at Jared's Port! 

Last Look at Jared's Line & Port before they are gone FOREVER!!!

All Done!! 

Jared in recovery! Pretty sleepy stil! 

Ready to go home!!!

On Friday of last week, Jared and I went to his discharge conference with his transplant team! We sat in a small conference room and went over all the rules and information on how to live and keep Jared healthy for the next several months! We said thank you and goodbye to Jared's transplant doctors and nurses. It felt unreal! As we sat and listened we could not believe that we were finally at the spot where we were leaving the transplant floor for good!

Since we spent almost a month from mid-November to the start of December in the hospital and busy with so many appointments, we realized about two weeks ago that we had a ton to do! We had no Christmas presents, lots of unfinished wedding projects, and not very much time! The last week and a half has been a whirlwind of fun and planning! Jared was able to get all his Christmas gifts together and I worked frantically on all the last minute wedding stuff!

We are so beyond thrilled to say that today is Christmas and Jared is feeling GREAT! He is happy and healthy and ready to move on from all the struggles we have been facing for the last two years! We are also so excited to be able to say we are getting married in just three short days! It seems unreal that the day will finally be here! After having to change the date of our wedding 3 times, and now changing the wedding all together, we are excited that we can even have a wedding. This Friday we will celebrate with just family and close friends in a wonderful celebration of our love for one another as well as celebrating Jared's health!! After our short honeymoon we will be moving back to Idaho to finish school! Jared will be able to finish his last few classes doing independent study classes and I will be a traditinal student! We are so excited to be finally starting our life together! We are excited for all of our family to be coming into town over the next couple days and be apart of our special day! We wish that we could have the huge wedding we had originally planned including everyone near and dear to our hearts but because Jared is still recovering and his immune system is so new, we had to keep the wedding small.

We are so thankful for everyone's love and support and prayers through this rough time. Looking back over the last two months it feels like a really bad dream, but so worth it to be at this happy point that we are finally at! We will post wedding photos and more updates over the next couple months as Jared continues to recover from his transplant! Continue to pray for strength and full recovery for Jared over the next year!