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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

Leukemia 101

A gentle primer on the unique cancer we’re dealing with.

Add Oil!

You can’t always get what you want, especially when it comes to certainty!

Michael’s Medical Journal: Diagnosis and Round One of Chemotherapy

Information = Knowledge = Understanding. Tracking my stats gives me a small sense of control in a very uncontrollable situation!