Martezki no longer takes steroids or anti-rejection drugs. He has gained weight. He goes for checkups every three weeks. I'm beginning to feel very excited. You lose the feeling about each tomorrow, but suddenly you start thinking long term.
Doctors still warn that the next two years are critical.
By five years, he has an estimated 90 percent chance of long-term survival. Bryce Maretzki limbers up for a run around the Mt. Lebanon Highs School track last month with his girlfriend, Samantha Roth. Really, it's been a remarkable year. For the first time, Maretzki has started making plans. He returned to his adjunct faculty position at Duquesne Law School and has switched jobs.