Day 13. Over the limit

We got a call from the oncologist last night. They harvested 13 million good stem cells, which is about 4 million more than they need for two transplants. So we didn't have to go in today. Hurray!

Now we wait for a couple of weeks. Around August 22 Richard will go back to the bone marrow transplant ward to get the heavy-duty-chemo melphalen, followed by reinfusion of his "clean" stem cells. More on that later. Right now we are basking in having nothing to do cancer-wise except "catheter care" a few times a week. Think of catheter care as housecleaning for the trifusion port. I doubt they use Mr. Clean or 409, but they flush it well to prevent infection and to keep the line open.


Here's a picture of Gracie and Richard at the infusion center yesterday. It was great to see her after her 3500+ unicycle journey across the US. She rode on behalf of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Amazing.

Things we appreciated today: Family pics. Digital pictures are great, but there's something wonderful about handling 30-year-old photos.