After he returned from Ann Arbor in October 1997, Straubel still had to take drugs, including steroids, so he wouldn't reject the transplant. He's now been off all medications for about six months. Much of the ordeal has faded. He might even get back into running one of these days. He's made a few speeches on behalf of the Leukemia Society of America's Team in Training fund-raiser.
Participants seek pledges for running in marathons in exotic locales.
The money goes to leukemia research. But you never know what I'm going to do. This weekend's schedule, however, is firm. Besides friends and family, his bone marrow donor, who lives in the St. Louis area, will be at the wedding on Saturday. His mother has a more emphatic reaction in mind.