New Way to Become a Perfect "10" ~ Transplant!

Good news! My marrow biop does show that I am responding to treatment. I haven’t seen the hard copy of the results, but as soon as I do I will give you all the details. Dr. Dice just told me that I am responding! So that is all I need to know. The problem with my platelets, is just what it is, problematic. In Dice’s words, “my marrow is basically insulted and tired of being attached by cancer and chemo.” Dice did speak with LeMaistre (transplant doctor), and he said to just give me all the blood support I need and get me clean. If you guys remember last time I went into remission after 3 cycle of chemo. So I guess I will be getting more transfusions if my plates don’t stay up.

Now, I did have chemo last Thursday! Yeah! I never thought I would see the day that I was excited about getting chemo, right? Well, if I don’t get chemo I don’t get better.

As you know my sister is a match, and I will find out next week how all that is going to fall into place. AJ and I did go to a meeting last weekend, the guest speaker was Lemaistre’s partner, Dr. Shannesey. His topic was “Living with Myeloma,” I like that! Something I did find out from this talk, is this is my last shot for transplant. I will not be able to do it again. It is strange to think, your marrow is a living organ, just like your heart, liver, kidney, etc. So I am literally talking an organ from my sister. So it is important to pray for my body to accept this marrow, not reject it. And the good news is if I accept it, I can get “boosters” from her if needed. Pray for her to harvest lots and lots of marrow. So they will have tons extra to freeze for me later.

The joke of my sister finally being a “10” is typical of my not so serious family (thank you Daddy), but now I will be a “10” too (at least my immune system)! AJ feels Linda being a “10” is the most important “10” in his life!

What’s that they say, “God works in mysterious ways?” Yes, he does.

“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits; who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases.” Psalm 103:2-3