Days +119-120: slow improvement

Mina Brigitta has had a couple of very nice days. Her energy level continues to improve. They went to the lighthouse at Point Bonita (http://www.cyberlights.com/lh/calif/bonita.htm#) today, and she walked half a mile down the paved trail and a quarter mile back. She loved the little teeny lighthouse and didn't want to leave. They actually had some nice weather today, which is unusual for this time of year.

She's slowly looking better too. Her face has lost most of the steroid-induced puffiness, and her color is slowly improving. Her skin has had an unhealthy-looking grayish tint to it because of the hyperpigmentation caused by the rash back in May & June. That seems to be slowly fading, and she's getting some pink coloring back in her cheeks. It's still very apparent on her arms, trunk and upper legs. Her hair is growing in nice and thick, which is good to see because permanent hair loss can be a side effect of both the radiation and GVHD. It's to the point now where you can begin to see some waves in it, but Isaac will have his first haircut long before she does.

Grandma flies out tomorrow. The kids will miss her a lot, as will Keri and I. It's so nice that she could come and help out while I was gone. Thankfully, I don't have any more trips planned for a while.