Sit Rep #20

Well, here is the deal.  I say deal because plan sounds like we know it will all roll out a certain way.  When you get dealt cards, you play them the best you can.

Yes, my husband has a file of photos for his online poker intimidation. **eyeroll**
             

               FAST EDDIE IS ONCE AGAIN CANCER FREE!

This time they are jumping straight into the stem cell transplant with his sisters stem cells.  Doctors said this was the best PET Scan they have seen for him.  Over the last few months they have been changing his Kimo to find the right mix.  This last one, worked. As all of you have been following along this aggressive cancer is only hiding.  We PLAN on chasing it out of the bushes.  PULL! 

"Bird Shooting" - Okay I felt bad about any other bird getting a shot.

 

What next?

My aunt will be traveling up from southern California for a round of NEUPOGEN SHOTS and a STEM CELL HARVEST.  At that same time dad will be given the highest dose of Kimo yet.  ALL his immunities will be taken away.  They actually sing you Happy Birthday because ALL of your cells are new.  Risky? YEP.  Our only chance to beat this thing? YEP.  This is all set to start on the 19th of April.  

Since dad is using a donors stem cells the hospital stay and recovery are much harder.  They have to do a daily test that checks whether or not his sisters immunities are taking over.  Which is what we want.  At the 90 day point they do another PET Scan to see if the cancer is still in remission.  They will have to be up at Stanford until roughly the 8th of August.  My dads blood type and DNA will change to match his sisters.  CRAZY RIGHT!  We will keep you updated more often in the coming weeks.

We heard some interesting news up at Stanford yesterday during the preliminaries.  A General also had AITL, the SAME chemo worked on him and he had a stem cell transplant last year.  Last year?  He is still around and cancer free one year later!  Hope I tell ya.  It feels good.  The only thing they have ever told us that MIGHT be linked to AITL is being in Vietnam.  Seems that one link pops up quite a bit.  We wonder if that General was in Vietnam too. 

Okay Folks.  This is it.  We are going BACK to Disneyland in one week.  Dad will be hanging on your prayers and comments.  I will be manning the blog station.