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As I write this we are cruising into the home stretch. This bag runs for 24 hours and should be done around 6pm this afternoon. We should be in the car shortly thereafter. Today should bring our season of INPATIENT stays to an end. Our car still has many miles ahead going back and forthContinue reading “The last of the big chemos”

You never know what God will put in the world for you. Today has been one of those eyes’ wide open days. Our overnight nurse. We are used to seeing the same nurses during our stays at least a couple of days. Last night we met Gladys. It was an exceptionally good and uneventful nightContinue reading “Sunday Morning”

We are in our room for the next 4-5 days. We have always been on the west wing of the building. Today we are on the East wing! Now we are just waiting for everything to get started. We expect to start the first dose later this afternoon! Michele has been feeling extremely well thisContinue reading “Cycle 7 begins!”

We met with Doctor Issa yesterday. He is our primary leukemia doctor. First, we are officially skipping Cycle 8! We were all ready to go into the Hospital last night, but it was full. So, we have a couple more nights at home and will go into the Hospital on Saturday. Michele and I areContinue reading “Lots of goodness”

Michele and I have been excited these last two weeks as we saw some light at the end of the treatment tunnel. We still have much work to do and many follow-ups and maintenance visits in the years to come. Today was an introduction to what the Radiation component would involve. Where the heck isContinue reading “Radiation Consult”

When the good news is no news! Our Saturday and Tuesday Clinic visits were unremarkable. (Technical hospital jargon lol). Her blood count numbers are continuing to normalize after the last cycle. All this is good! While we cannot be in Cancun with our friends this week, we are taking the time to get out eatContinue reading “Quiet Week”

There is so much enlightenment that comes as you get closer to the end of anything. Yesterday, Dr. Issa sat with us to discuss the incident we experienced last week with the Seizure. The world has a lot to learn from the care of and way cancer doctors approach their patients. Taking in all theContinue reading “The end in sight”

We are back at MD Anderson today. It always starts with blood work, vital signs, and a consultation to review the numbers. WBC : 3.0 Hgb: 6.7 Platelet : 2 There are many numbers to be measured by and we hit an all-time low today with the Platelet counts. Hemoglobin below 8 means blood. WeContinue reading “2 units of blood: 1 unit of platelets”

Good morning, everyone. It is early here at MD Anderson. My wife is a bad ass. I have known this from early on in our relationship. She works hard, loves hard, fights hard, and like all of us can hurt hard. I woke up this morning from my deluxe couch in the corner of theContinue reading “The yellow bag on the pole”

All doctors are converging on her going home tomorrow. They want to monitor her overnight. This morning her Hemoglobin was low. It is not unusual for this period for that to happen. They gave a unit of blood early this morning. Overnight She rested more overnight. Yesterday she learned more about what had happened. YouContinue reading “Home Tomorrow”