The holidays are pretty rough this year. It's hard not to think of last year and other
years when it was all joy without the dark cloud of cancer hanging over our heads.
Had a drs. appt. Friday. The doc wants to do another bone marrow biopsy. Tim's
M-spike and proteins are staying stable since his SCT but his red and white blood cells
are not recovering like they should. He feels terrific and none of us has had even a
cold. This is some sort of divine intervention, I'm sure, because we have never had a
school year come this far without our daughter and myself becoming sick at least once
by now. Depending on how the BMB comes out, they may give him another bag of his
stem cells to see if that will help him produce more blood cells. They say it's a good sign
that his platelets are in normal range and staying there but of course I worry when the
doctors are puzzled and things aren't going as they should. Hopefully the fact that he
feels so good is also indicative that this is nothing too serious. Anyway, I wish all of you
and your families a joyful holiday season. I hope 2008 holds blessings for all of us.
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Hi Tim's Wife,
Just stumbled across your blog. I'm 33 yrs old, live in Michigan. My dad was diagnosed with MM this past August. I certainly know what you mean about the holidays-it's just very hard this yr. My dad is currently on chemo (doxil/velcade) and will undergo a round of testing next month to see if he has responded to the drugs & is a candidate for SCT. I can't believe how much we have had to try and learn in such a short time. Certainly no one should have to go thru this. If you don't mind me asking? How have you explained all this to your daughter? I have a son who is 5 yrs old, and adores my dad. It has been really hard to explain all this to him. I have just kind of stumbled thru it, I'm afraid. But he seems to be doing ok with it. I'll be praying for your husband. Hope you have a blessed holiday. Tracie
ps pls feel free to drop me a line
abtrbeatty@sbcglobal.net
I'm glad Tim is feeling well and you all are healthy. I hope 2008 brings you lots of good news!
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