14/12/2022 Update

Mom Carla~

I post from my sick bed today... Just kidding! I don't get to be in bed but I feel OK right now and the crew starves.

Today I ask that everyone reading will begin the countdown with me. Markus is, hopefully, 10 shots away from going into the observation period! If his labs are great and the FIP Warriors admins approve December 23rd will be the last shot and he will have the gift of not being assaulted Christmas Eve morning!

This has been an emotional experience. Ups and downs but Markus, himself, has been a perfect angel through it all! I never thought I would stick with shots because I was so stressed. I chose to stay that course because there can be problems with absorption if anything is going on in the GI. I didn't want to chance any regression. I learned to calm myself and get it done.

He plays, he eats voraciously, his past 2 labs have been spectacular. But I still worry. And the first 30 days of observation are when relapse is most likely to occur. FIP is still an unpredictable disease. As he has no underlying issues that we're aware of there's no reason to think he will relapse. But it can happen.

As with most all FIP parents I have some fabulous PTSD from treatment. The traumas of summer just weren't enough. What's a little more?! As of right now everything is on track and he lives because of the support you gave us! I got through because of the support you gave me!

Just 10 more shots! Send all good thoughts, vibes, and prayers for Markus to be a textbook cure! Thank you so much for everything you have done and for loving him with me!