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But first! A picture from Sunday. Mondays and doctors and reports and more. Where are we? The blood transfusion did raise the platelets as expected. The other numbers are staying relatively stable. We remain on schedule for the next dose of chemo tomorrow. We are also hopeful for returning home by the end of theContinue reading “Mondays are for Doctors”

Cancer chooses your day. Michele is confined to her room today. Her WBC numbers are too low and means she is a high risks for infection. Even a fall in this condition could be fatal. Yes. that is what we are told. Something about these doctors that just are very direct and no B.S. Naturally,Continue reading “Saturdays are for roller coasters”

Michele is having another great day. So we will keep this short today. Our friends and family are truly ramping it up to show support for Michele and the Leukemia society. If you have not seen this link yet, I am sharing it again below! Support Michele’s Mighty Minions!. https://pages.lls.org/ltn/txg/montcty21/MichelesMightyMinions?fbclid=IwAR3UCmTxT9HTPpWhN5blf1gl-R57_vBC7IyZB2EaD0YSd8Pwa2XY48PvXT8 She is loving all theContinue reading “Raising awareness”

Great news to start the day! She has been taken off the IV fluids! I will miss the random “Downline Occlusion” alarms. NOT! Now for the call for help! Thanks to the incredible Janee Broussard, we have a team going and a fundraiser site for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society “Light the Night!” event. ThereContinue reading “Rise and Shine!”

It has been a quiet restful day today. I, Mike, got to make a run home and get a fresh shower and change out some clothes and do a few things around the house. Back to Michele. Her numbers continue to improve. The kidney doctors, no longer on the case. YAY! As I am writingContinue reading “Day 3 of chemo”

Mike again here. She is resting during the day for the most part. Many people have asked “why not MD Anderson if you are in Houston?” You all should be happy to know that University of Texas Medical Branch and University of Texas MD Anderson share the faculty. If you didn’t know what the buildingContinue reading “Mondays and multitudes of Doctors”

Good Morning everyone! The simple and great news. Your White Blood Cell Count Dropped from 136,000 to 13,000 overnight. The chemo is working… Other numbers are coming down as well. We all know Michele for being a Cyborg, Fearless, and Gifted. She is also vulnerable, loving, and loved. There is still a much larger roadContinue reading “Sunday and God is good.”

Tonight I am writing to tell you how we are ending the day. (This is Mike). The Doctors have been a true gift in telling things straight about the situation. No riddles. Today we learned that the chemo is doing its job and Michele’s body is being supportive of the destroying of the cancer cells.Continue reading “A winning fire fight in the battle!”

So after some ping ponging around medical facilities, we arrived at UTMB Galveston Hospital, Jenny Wing! The staff have been overwhelming here. More confirmation that this is what they suspect. We are now just on a journey to see what exact type it is. Shortly before midnight, we were told we were moving rooms. ItContinue reading “We arrive in Galveston”