Scan Results

We met with the oncologist today and found out the PET scan results are clear!  There is no evidence of disease.  There has been so much bad news over the past few months that it was shocking to get some good news!  Thank you God that the chemo is working.

Nate had a bone marrow biopsy this morning.  The doctor asked me if I was going to pass out?  That made me laugh.  I assured him I was not going to stand over his shoulder and closely observe, but I was not going to pass out either.

We meet with Northwestern on the 17th to go over the PET scan and bone marrow biopsy results.  Because the scan is clear, it should be a straight forward decision to do an auto (self) stem cell transplant instead of an allo (donor) stem cell transplant.

Nate had outpatient chemo today.  This round is harder to recover from, so please pray for minimal side effects this week.

We know there is still a long road in front of us with the transplant.  But, today we are going to smile, relax and enjoy some good news.