July 31...  day after Full moon....

and the moon still full and beautiful like yesterdays

We arrive at the end of another month. So many, so long and so slow everything. Ja is happy and like to thank you again the continue support to all the friends and family that keeping holding her on top of the good waves of life.

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Was a beautiful beautiful full moon...

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July 30..  Full moon....

...just out to take a picture of tonight moon, in this one, we wish for red cells, white cells and platelets... :)

July 29.... 9 PM, Italian time...

...and Ja just go back to the clinic. That was the good news. Ja was home here in Rome from Saturday afternoon to Sunday evening. We really enjoy this precious time after 3 month in the isolation room. We have eat and laugh and was to short, but incredible emotional for the 4 of us. Hope this is the beginning of the way back to home....

We like to thank you to all the prayers and the full moon wishes about Ja been home for this moon because she did it...

YEAAAAAHHHHH!!

July 28.. midnight Italian time...

Today 34 and lucky us, tomorrow 33 degrees hot... in Rome feels like 55...

Ja have a very special day, no many changes, neither ups and downs...nice.

Saturday close for all of us very good, and we save the best news for tomorrow night...

July 27...  past midnight Italian time...

Yesterday is over and Ja was feeling better than day before, what we can call a improvement in general.

Still Ja don't have arrive yet to the self production of hemoglobin and platelets, and the white cells are not enough to start to fight all those bugs in her body. She have less fevers, and the meaning is that something working in her favor...

We like to wish a good weekend to everyone... :) 

(Next full moon is on Monday 30)

July 26...  midnight  Italian time

One more day, another hot day in Rome, for Ja, the temperature in her room is perfect.

The was not the best day, but is over. She have good meals today, and now is sleeping..

See what tomorrow give to all of us... Be ready for the weekend and the full moon.. :)

July 25...  past midnight  Italian time

Well, yesterday I (Pancho) follow sleep just when I start the updates, so I think,.. I do "mañana", and mañana was going to fast and here I'm now...

Ja is dealing with few bacteria's, staff and herpes and fungus infections, all this is consequence of the lost of her immune system during the transplant. She receive allot of medications, and is hard to know witch one is working in her favor and witch one are not. What I meaning, is because everyone of those drugs have so many side effects that sometime can harm more than cure.

The care at the clinic is very good, tests, controls, X Rays, etc, etc are happen everyday. Nurses and doctors are constantly helping Ja and trying to get her back home as soon is possible, but Ja still need to get over all this things first, and is not so easy.

The progress is slow, we only can go day by day... and is a hard thing to do... :)

July 24...  before midnight  Italian time

July 23...  past midnight  Italian time

Definitely hot in Rome...

Ja is  doing good. I don't have more news... News coming soon

July 22...  midnight  Italian time...

The weekend is over, and was a nice weekend we can said. Ups and downs with the fever, looks like Ja immune system is better, and her appetite too... :)

The moon over the mountains start to look nice. I remember that I have few pics from the last full moon on June 29...

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July 21...  midnight  Italian time...

Weekend in Rome... everything slow down in Italy, except Ja, she still active and better.

That it... more news and pictures soon.

To everyone, "have a nice weekend"... :)

July 20...  yesterday updates...

After reinstall my Windows XP and etc etc, it was to late for the updates, so sorry to everyone, no panic, is just my computer.. :)  

Ja is doing better, walking allot, eating more and the fever start to back up, but not disappear yet.

The weather in Rome is hot hot hot... (37 degrees), and don't have rain for the last 45 days, the roses still growing and here are few pics from yesterday...

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July 19...  midnight  Italian time...

The progress from yesterday was back a little. From the morning Ja don't have feel so good, and was a very slow day to the last hours before going  to sleep. We moving into Friday the 20, and I can guess we going to have another week-end at the Tor Vergata.

In any situation and in any condition. Ja is beautiful...

July 18...  midnight  Italian time...

We all expend sometime with Ja today, also yesterday, talking and make jokes, and feel the progress on Ja. The number are in a balance period. Needs more days like today..:)

July 17.. past midnight  Italian time...

Yesterday tarararararirara....tarara rara rira...(Beatles....:)

Right, Ja progressing, eating good and look happy...

The update for yesterday...

 tarararararirara....tarara rara rira...

July 16.. past...past midnight  Italian time...

Updates delay... my computer run like Pancho.. :) :)....

Ja still in the clinic, with good and bad periods. Because her immune system still low, bacteria's and virus love the environment and new problems arriving everyday to Ja. Still her number moving up and down, and in general Ja try very hard to overcome all this situation that even the doctors consider "never happens before", and trying very hard to find out what's going on...

Nothing have work like on the originals protocol transplant program, but, even with all this adversities, we are confident that things going to get in the right direction.

Always thank you to the online and non online supporters...

July 15.. past midnight  Italian time...

Yesterday was ok. Ja is ok. Everything is ok... :)

Any picture...a pizza box...

July 14.. midnight  Italian time...

Again for Ja, one more day with all the up and downs of the journey. Ja has past the day ok. Craig bring some barbecue food and Ja really enjoy. We are ready on Sunday, waiting for the coming week and maybe the news about Ja going home... cross you fingers .. :)

July 13.. past midnight  Italian time...

Ja have another nice and smooth day. 

July 12... past midnight  Italian time...

Again, yesterday was another regular day for Ja. We have dinner at "The Tor Vergata Inn", and sorry I forgot to tell yesterday that is how we call "Ja's isolation room", I guess some friends get the impression that we have eat at the Restaurant in the Hospital... Wish...

Is ready Friday in Rome, and hope everyone have a good week-end.

July 11...midnight  Italian time...

Day is over and we can said was a better day for Ja. We (Ja and I, Pancho ) we have dinner together at the "Tor Vergata Inn" on the 9 Floor, and was delicious... The view excellent, the menu enough good, we eat all the plates and I have cappuccino for after super... like I said a good day in general.

Just receive a picture from last February at the Olimpo Dance school in Rome with friends of the hip hop group dancers. Here Ja and Maria Rosaria. ( to see the video, look at February 17, 2007)

tutte le volte che penso a lei mi viene da sorridere....

July 10...  past midnight  Italian time...

I try to imagine my self, knowing Ja and be thousands of Kilometers apart, and like to know how Ja doing today, or yesterday, and I expect a good news, because a good news about Ja  make my day maybe better, maybe different, maybe happier...

Ok,... the news for yesterday, is no news..., so we know, the meaning of no news, is good news.

Some of the test yesterday showing better results, still,.. the fever was coming and go for periods, and we are very happy that yesterday is over here in Italy...:)

For change, a home made song.. to listen click here

July 9...  before midnight  Italian time...

Ja have a classic day we can said, she eat good and exercise, numbers going up, and she feel better and better everyday.

Thank you everyone to write to us.

Friends wrote:

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We go on your website every morning and evening...We are walking along side you....

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Our thoughts and prayers are with you always...

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At Church this morning we were reminded again to keep you in our prayers...

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Love and muchos abrazos...

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Sooooo happy for Ja to be  out for a little while. I can't even imagine how that would feel...but I know it must be great.

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I miss all you guys, talk to you soon!

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July 8...  past midnight  Italian time...

Ja is in more establish condition latest, with a great appetite and few walking around daily. If she keeping this pace, we going to have her back home soon...

Grandma Joan left with us few pictures, like Anita and Rod. Is the same Rome, the same day, and of course, everything looks similar, but...different camera.. :)

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July 7...  past midnight  Italian time...

Saturday in Rome, super hot and everybody is out for summer. Ja is also out for a walk, out her room and inside the clinic, and sure make her feel very good. The scale of appreciations...:) . Ja still receiving a lots of medications, dealing with fevers and reactions.

 Overall she improves everyday and keep the faith.

Ja's uncle Rod and wife Anita visited us in Rome last week, here are few pictures from them.

The same Rome, different camera, angles and time...

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July 6...   before midnight  Italian time...

Today for Ja was like few of the latest days...

July 5...   midnight  Italian time...

Ja is doing better everyday. Today she decide to focus in a super healthy diet to get out all the bugs... :)

Sound good...

July 4...   midnight  Italian time...

Before Ja going to sleep tonight, I ask if was any special to write for today...? and she mention, the mango was good... and the orange juice too... and she laugh.  For the ones that know Ja, she start to feel very Ja. At the moment, Ja is very relaxing even if she still need to dealing with the fever two or three times a day, and with the increasing of cells in her body. The tip is that on four or five days the fever might stop.. another "hope" I guess...:)

The picture for today...

Just finish to write the update, and look up, thinking if was something more to write, and  my desk lamp make this design and the camera was in my desk, so...

July 3...  Afternoon Italian time...

Ja's Grandma Joan left this morning back to Vancouver. Was nice to have her visit and we have pictures from her camera...( July 8 )

For the more important news, Ja's is feeling good, with some fever periods, but in general good. They have find some type of virus-fungus in the self bone marrow witch can be one of the factor of the fever. Is a original type of fungus that many of us we always carry, just for Ja is more strong at the moment.  This one craves a very long period of medication to saddle down, and hope the work.

In Italy is summer time and still hot. Everybody left on holydays, the city is full of tourists and  if you ever can visit Rome... do it, is a place to follow in love with it...

July 2nd..  Afternoon Italian time...

With all the arriving and departs from Rome, I'm behind with the updates. The updates  will come,  the updates will come ...:):)

Ja is doing good, little by little, she try to get back in shape and come home.

Anita and uncle Rod flying back home today in the afternoon. They left with us few pictures from the trip... (July 7)

July 1st..  Happy Birthday Canada, Ja's home land

Visitors to this page can see that the energy of Ja has followed us all the way to Rome, as new friends join us in the spiritual and economical crusade. 

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