Chinese food is the answer to all the world's problems.

For Van’s early Birthday (on the 25th) Bishop Fivas went to Bountiful and bought the best Chinese food (from the China Platter) and brought it back to our house so we could have a double date with them. We ate until we put ourselves into a self induced caloric coma (to quote Bishop Fivas).

We are anticipating tomorrow. We go to the hospital for blood draws to see how he is doing. Hopefully we will hear if any of his siblings are a match for a bone marrow transplant. Also, tomorrow we will be consulting with the doctor and learning about bone marrow transplants. It should be a VERY informative day.

Today has been the best day for Van since he has been sick. You can’t even tell he is sick because he wears clothes and not PJs, smiles, walks around, and has taken very little if any nausea and headache medicine today. He really hasn’t lost weight because the medicine he is on helps him retain water. People think he should look a lot worse but that comes later.

My favorite part of Van having Leukemia is being with him 24/7 and seeing him teach by the spirit. Normally he goes to Seminary and teaches every day and goes to meetings in the evening because he is in the Stake Presidency. I know he is a great missionary but now I can see it firsthand. I have seen people come to our home or the hospital and leave a better person or leave with a stronger desire to live the gospel. Even when Van was at his lowest point for five days and was in and out of consciousness, somehow he was listening and then he would wake up and have me read a scripture to them or he would quote something from a Prophet to help bless their lives. He truly is a missionary through and through. I see him teach others every day and sometimes many times a day. So in a way, I’m thankful for Leukemia for helping me see the man I married who to me, truly is the most amazing man on the planet.