Month: April 2016

With 5/6 radiation treatments down, we are a day away from "Day Zero" - Transplant day. Scott also had his last dose of chemo ever on Tuesday night. He is continuing his laundry list of meds as well, including an anti rejection drug that is derived from the cells of a rabbit. Not sure how… Continue reading Day -1

Not sure if the universe just wants to keep us all on our toes, or what, but the transplant is back on! Jeff had a bone marrow biopsy this morning and additional blood samples taken, which were expedited quickly and returned completely normal results. Whatever characteristics were present on Saturday, are no longer there and… Continue reading Just kidding?

Scott's transplant has been delayed until further notice.  This process is extremely regulated and every precaution is taken to ensure that it goes smoothly and accordingly to plan. But sometimes there are bumps in the road, and we've come across one that will delay things a bit.  Some characteristics in Jeffs blood, from a sample… Continue reading Change of plan.

Never thought I'd write that! But really, if he needs to be holed up in a hospital room, having nothing to do but watch golf could be considered a silver lining. And I'm glad he has the distraction. Scott's Hickman was inserted yesterday morning, and his PICC was removed. The procedure was actually fairly quick,… Continue reading Thank goodness for the Masters.

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… Continue reading Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt.