Generally, Melanie is doing well and enjoying visits with friends. Short walks continue, and is happy to have recovered her taste for tea which she can share with Jake as well as some coffee. She had fun with Pat and Dileep, separate delicious lunches in nearby restaurants (missing raw sushi or course, but pleased to eat, finally) and homemade noodles with Ron and Elin. Ron's magic coffee blend is loved. Hospital food certainly put her off "food" of all sorts-the recovery is good. She finds still sudden fatigue is a problem, and lasts a couple of hours at most before needing to rest, and sleeps 10 hours or more a night. She is well enough to find getting tired irritating, and likens her day to a toddler's except for the excessive intake of various pills, numerous blood tests, and visits to VGH's clinic. .Lately, she is battling her first post-transplant cold, the dreaded beginning of school cold, brought from either UBC, UVIC, or BCIT, or even Capilano. So far, it remains a cold. Hot pots and soup are in order. Reading occupies a lot of the day, a mix of recent books-like Mister Pip brought by Jenny and much enjoyed or Grotesque by the bad girl of Japanese literature recommended by Alex and now in the hands of Michelle, and re-read favourites like Austen, Herodotus, Malory, and old stories with unpronounceable titles.. So the house is starting to look as usual, with piles of books about. Her right arm is still tingling and numb in spots, but she is getting used to working with it. In another 4 months or so, when the amount of immunosuppressants decreases, going out to a play or a movie will be a novelty-IMAX to come.

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