Category: Updates

HOME: So, we’ve been home for two weeks now. It’s been a process. Its great being back home but it hasn’t been without some anxiety. Leaving the constant supervision of nurses 24/7 was difficult at …

We are officially getting kicked out of the hospital tomorrow! They will start the discharge process tomorrow morning and we hope to be out the door by noon and on the road for home. It’s …

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day… Melissa continues to progress. Her blood counts continue to improve every day. Her WBC which were at low of 0.03 last week are up to …

More great progress on the numbers! WBC nearly doubled again last night and is up from 0.36 to 0.71 and NEUTS up from 0.15 to 0.43. The magic number before they start discussing a release …

A huge thanks to all the kids, Mrs. Earnest and Mrs. Terry! Thank you for all the wonderful Valentin’s day cards! These came at the perfect time, and just the boost Melissa needed!

Melissa continues to progress. Fever has been low to normal the last few days, swelling is getting better and the rash is turning from red to brown which the Dr’s said that means it has …

It’s now Day +12 after transplant. Meliss had a pretty difficult weekend, well we both did. When she spiked a fever last Monday they automatically stuck her on some antibiotics as a preventative until the …

It’s now DAY +6 after transplant… It’s been an up and down week. The night of the transplant she had some flushing/redness of the skin. In extreme cases the body can have a reaction to …

Transplant Day, often called day zero… Cells arrived at BWH from Germany around 9am this morning. The only info we have about the donor is it was from a 29 year old female. The cells …

Last dose of chemo was hooked up around 6am this morning and she was officially off by 9:30am. No more chemo! It will take a few days for the chemo to get out of her …