Day 28
John’s platelets are improving on their own and his white blood count is slowly rising, though it is at 180 and has to get to 500 in order to start consolidation.
He continues to eat well and has found most of his personality again.
The better news is that his schedule will have him back briefly on Monday for a blood test. Wednesday he will have an important bone marrow test to see what the level of remaining leukemia cells are and also to assess the myleodysplasia in the remaining stem cells. If he has much of the latter, a transplant is almost a certainty (unless they can’t find a match). If not, a transplant becomes a judgment call in a case like his. We will find out the results of that test on the 30th when we meet with Dr. Khoury again.
In any event, he remains healthy enough that he may be able to have his first consolidation chemotheraphy beginning on January 3 and he may be able to receive it as an outpatient, which will allow him to spend his nights at home. That will make him happy and also allow me to be at the office more.
As long as John stays “healthy”, he should be able to be with us for Christmas and possibly New Years. It also means that he will be able to be a part of Christmas Eve with the family, at least for a time.
In the meantime, we have the opportunity to really enjoy the moments we have. It is a privilege too many don’t sense at the time they have the chance to appreciate.
He continues to eat well and has found most of his personality again.
The better news is that his schedule will have him back briefly on Monday for a blood test. Wednesday he will have an important bone marrow test to see what the level of remaining leukemia cells are and also to assess the myleodysplasia in the remaining stem cells. If he has much of the latter, a transplant is almost a certainty (unless they can’t find a match). If not, a transplant becomes a judgment call in a case like his. We will find out the results of that test on the 30th when we meet with Dr. Khoury again.
In any event, he remains healthy enough that he may be able to have his first consolidation chemotheraphy beginning on January 3 and he may be able to receive it as an outpatient, which will allow him to spend his nights at home. That will make him happy and also allow me to be at the office more.
As long as John stays “healthy”, he should be able to be with us for Christmas and possibly New Years. It also means that he will be able to be a part of Christmas Eve with the family, at least for a time.
In the meantime, we have the opportunity to really enjoy the moments we have. It is a privilege too many don’t sense at the time they have the chance to appreciate.
