The last several days have been a waiting game. Lanie has finally reached remission!! Although we are very happy that she no longer has leukemia in her body, we are now faced with the process of the stem cell transplant. […]
Today marks Day 42 that Lanie has been in the hospital. She went through her 4th bone marrow biopsy at around 10:15 a.m. this morning. She said the aspiration was the most painful this time. She feels as though it […]
Dr. Bufalino came in at 8:15 a.m. Lanie has not had any sweating while sleeping. Her mouth feels the same; Doc checked it out. The tumor in her mouth has really shrunk down. She does not want Lanie to leave […]
Hard to believe today was 38 days since Lanie was admitted to the hospital. She’s gone through one round of chemo, all her levels are normal except her prolactin today. Her prolactin level is one of the tumor markers. I […]
I am posting today and yesterday because yesterday was just a waiting game. This morning, Dr. Bufalino explained that Lanie’s results were inconclusive. Because Lanie has blast cells in her peripheral blood already, the doctor has a concern they may […]
Lanie had another bone marrow biopsy done this morning. Dr. Bufalino said preliminary results will be in tomorrow, but the full results probably won’t be in until Wednesday. That’s what they said last time, but they didn’t come in until […]
I promised Lanie I would not post any pictures of her T-shirt design anywhere or send it to any family members yet. She wants to make sure she has GREAT pics for everyone. Before we get to the T-shirts, let […]
Well, I did a live Facebook video for day 33. You can watch it below.
Dr. Bufalino came in this morning a little after 9:00 a.m. again. She ordered an MRI to check Lanie’s back and head. She understands that the headaches and neck pain are both easing off, but she wants visual proof that […]
Another day of quiet. Dr. B didn’t even get in to see Lanie until after 9:00 a.m. this morning. Things are looking good with Lanie. Her neutrophils are up to 300 today, and all the rest of her numbers are […]