Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt.

I’ve been kind of pretending that everything is normal and Scott is healthy and it’s just a typical April day (despite the weather!). OK not really, but Scott’s checking back into his room at Juravinski on Thursday, and I’m not sure it’s totally soaked in for either of us.

We had a meeting with his transplant team last week, where all the details and “what to expects” were addressed. Obviously it was heavy and the coming months will not be glamorous. But the bullet point we took out of it was that all the risk, and side effects of transplant are outweighed by the increased chance of Scott evicting Lukemia from his body for good. Of him being declared “cured” ten years down the line. We also left feeling confident once again in his team, lead by Dr.L, and grateful that it worked out she was assigned to him back in December. 

On Thursday he will kick things off by having his PICC removed from his right bicep, and his Hickman Line will be surgically inserted into his chest. Bye bye “medicine arm” as the kids call it. He will then check into his room and prepare for the next day, which will involve his first chemo dose. There are so many unknowns and no one can tell us exactly what to expect, making preparation almost impossible. That’s ok, I don’t like planning ahead anyways……….

We never thought radiation and chemo treatments would be a part of our reality, or that Scott would ever have cancer. No one does. But we’re so lucky to live in a country where his treatment isn’t determined by our ability to afford it, and that we have access to the best health care possible. I’m actually not as grudgingly filing my taxes this year… Pretty sure we’re getting the better end of that stick.

I’ll be back posting updates as he gets started, and again thank you to everyone for staying in touch and keeping us all in your thoughts and hearts.