August Anticipations

Mom spent Monday and Tuesday going through a slew of tests in preparation for the Transplant Lite and we received the topline results today. The good news is that Mom is doing well enough to endure the transplant in a couple of weeks.

Unfortunately, Dr. Bhushan feels he has observed that Mom's counts have not continued to decrease as they did back in March. But they have not increased much either. Since our goal is to drive them down as much as possible right before the transplant, Dr. Bhushan has drawn out a plan for Mom to undergo a 4-day in-patient chemotherapy treatment. Once that is complete, the next couple of weeks will focus on building her blood cell count back up and harvesting the best stem cells for the transplant.

We are disappointed that the abbreviated Thalidomide dosage this summer has not been more effective, but are very optimistic that this upcoming chemo will be extremely effective.

We will share more when we know more, but in the meantime, we anticipate more progress in August. :-)

Cheers
Mica


"My soul, praise the Lord, and all that is within me, praise His holy name.
My soul, praise the Lord, and do not forget all His benefits.
He forgives all your sin;
He heals all your diseases.
He redeems your life from the pit;
He crowns you with faithful love and compassion.
He satisfies you with goodness; your youth is renewed like the eagle."
- Psalm 103:1-5