Graft vs Host Disease
The transplant was successful. But that’s just the beginning…
We Have Engraftment!
A pause to celebrate!
Day 14
We’ve hit a low point.
Tell Me More About Transplants
All about Michael’s Bone Marrow Transplant!
Michael’s Medical Journal: Neutropenic Diet
What can I eat? Not what you’d expect!
Day Zero: A Quick Update
Michael’s initial transplant happened as planned on Wednesday June 25, with a second transplant happening the following day on June 26th. Our youngest son Benjamin had three days of injections in the morning and evening to stimulate production of hematopoietic stem cells within his bone marrow, which were then
In Sickness and in Health
Life is hard. Marriage is easy. At least when you’re married to Michael.
All Systems Go
The countdown to transplant day has officially begun.
Fever! (All Through the Night)
Feeling hot, hot, hot…
Plucky Hard
I needed a lot of pluck this week!
Here We Go!
We’ve got a date for a transplant!
Michael’s Medical Journal: Brain Radiation
Last week I completed my brain radiation treatments, a total of eight sessions! I have Mixed Phenotype Acute Leukemia, so I get treatment for both Myeloid and Lymphoblastic types of cancer. We learned Lymphoblastic Leukemia cells like to gravitate into the Central Nervous System (brain and spinal fluid) and hang