Day +31 Letter to My Donor

>A letter to my donor.
>
> Hi There;

I wanted to wait to write you to make sure that I could write with
> happy news. So far, it looks like all of your hard work and pain are living
> within me quite successfully. I was amazed when I saw the amount of marrow
> you gave me. I've had a few bone marrow biopsies in my time, and I can't
> imagine how much that hurt to get all that marrow out of you.
>
> I really wish that I could convey how special your gift of bone marrow was
> to me. You really have no idea what kind of positive effect you have had on
> me and my family. I hope that one day, I will be able to provide more
> information regarding how great your gift is. But for right now, all I can
> say is that I'm doing great, and I have been discharged from the hospital
> and am living at home. I would love to say that life is returning to
> normal, but until the shock of being alive wears off, I think I will
> refrain from labeling anything as normal.
>
> I do have a strange question for you that I am hoping will make it past the
> bone marrow letter police; "do you enjoy fruit?" The reason that I ask, is
> I've always been a meat and potatoes kind of person, and all I can think
> about these days are fruits and vegetables, so I'm wondering if I've picked
> up on any of your eating habits. I'm not sure how legitimate the science is
> behind the effects of a bone marrow transplant on appetite and taste, but
> there has been a dramatic shift in my food preferences so I thought I'd ask.
>
> Anyway, I've got to go. Please keep in touch, as nothing would please me
> more than being able to one day travel to wherever you are and shake your
> hand. You've saved my life, and I want you to know that I am forever in
> your debt.