Well... good news! The results of the BMA were good! The blasts haven't changed....they are still at 10....which means there is no movement in the blasts. So...cancer cells haven't spread yet...but they do anticipate that they will. They tell me that this is a 'good thing'. . ..While they remain inactive...this gives the team a chance to get rid of the excess iron in Mr. T.'s blood. And they are trying hard with the chelation therapy and the 'removing of the blood' therapy. With each day comes a new challenge.The Oncology Team thinks this is great! They need the time to get rid of the iron. They know that as soon as chemo starts and they have to give Mr. T. blood transfusions.....well, the iron will accumulate once again...and this can prove to be dangerous for him. They (the team) hope that it continues like this....they want to be able to continue to remove the excess iron without having to start chemo...and so far....so good!
And so we can go home till the 18th!!!! Yahoo! Mr. T. can go to school and get home-care till we come back for further tests. The Team call Mr. T. an 'enigma' (something puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable) but I can explain it. The reason Mr. T's cells haven't budged is because of all the people out there praying for him...and his Magic Afghan that is full of love and prayer. The doctors don't seem to care for my explanation but then again, they have been wrong in the past.
As long as Mr. T's cells don't spread...he can lead a normal life. Well he isn't allowed any contact sports because of his port-a-cath, but he can do gym...and we do have to watch for bleeding or bruising. The Oncology Team tells us that once the cells are there....they do anticipate that they will grow. That's the word they use...'anticipate'.....what they mean is....it will happen....but till then we can enjoy some semblance of a normal life! So excuse me while I go pack! And don't stop praying!
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Congratulations Tayten! In some things ten is perfect, but in this we are happy that you are not a twenty! You cute little enigma.
Well...do they HAVE to start growing?? I mean, it seems like you've been "anticipating" this number 20 for quite a while now, and it's just not happening. So when you think about it...who says it HAS to happen? Can't it be some sort of miracle??
I choose to believe in the power of prayer. Think positive. Maybe God wants Mr. T's health to go in a different direction than the "experts" think it should (and I in no way mean any disrespect towards them...they only speak what they know from a medical perspecive). All I know is that this post made my day. You go, YOUNG WARRIOR!!!!!!
Lisa,
No, the cancer cells are there if there are more than 3...they are just taking their time coming up to 20. At 20 the Team start chemo and he is admitted for the chemo...at that time they will put his name in the world-wide registry for bone marrow donors.The will move...but this break gives the medical team time to get rid of the overload of iron as the minute he starts chemo he will get blood transfusions again, and too much iron. The 18th we go in for liver testing....and by the end of the month they will do another bma to see where the cells are landed. They say this is typical with AML Leukemia.
I'm hoping he gets to spend a little more time at home before we go back to the hospital.
Thanks for the warm wishes.
Kacey,
Yes, ten is perfect, if it can only stay that way!
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