Thews40 Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 As some of you know (based on my other posts) my 19 year old daughter was diagnosed with leukemia about a month ago. She survived bone cancer at 15 and lost her knee, and this was caused by her first chemotherapy that saved her life. Things started off crappy, because when they put in her port (they install a port in her chest to run the chemo through and any other injections she needs) they punctured her lung. Poor kid… that sucked, but she was better in a few days. They ran the first run of chemo and she’s been in the hospital for weeks now. The first bone biopsy was taken last Friday and the meeting to hear the results was scheduled for 7:30 this morning. If the chemo wasn’t working (there was a possibility it wouldn’t as she’s getting some of the same drugs that she had during the first chemo) they would have to try and change things up and be more aggressive. I tried to sleep last night, but didn’t get much. Waiting for results like these is something I pray none of you ever go through. You can tell when the doctor walks in the room what the result is by the look on his face before he says anything. The doctor walked in the room and immediately said, “I have great news!” The leukemia is basically in a remission mode now and the chemo is working as planned… best case scenario. It will come back without a marrow transplant and finding a donor is the next step. She still has no immune system and will be in the hospital until early January, but today was a good day… a very good day. They’ll take another bone sample in two weeks, and if all goes well this may be her only round of leukemia killing chemo, but she’ll have at least one more to kill the existing bone marrow before a transplant can be done. There’s a long road ahead and finding a marrow match is the next big hurdle. If you’re ever asked to be added to the bone marrow donor list in a marrow drive, all it takes is a swab of saliva to be entered into the database. I’ll be added in this process, and if none of us are a match we’ll have to pray we find one… one step at a time, and for insurance reasons none of us (family) has been tested yet. Mallory will come home in early January and we’ll nurse her back to health before the next round. My prayer was answered again today, and I thank you so much for prayers sent… I believe in them. Merry Christmas… I already received the best gift possible… thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowboutthemCowboys Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Glad to hear it Thews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Great to hear Thews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 dude, your story has been the high point of my day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackshi17 Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Good news hope and pray that all continues to be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Scary. Hope thing stay well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Great to hear Thews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untateve Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 well, so far so good. if you don't mind my asking, how does a person donate bone marrow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 good to hear some positive news Thews ..Will keep praying God Bless and provide strength ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShiznit Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Great to hear Thews, best wishes this holiday...may you continue to get the ONLY gift I know you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Happy holidays to you and your family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Agent Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Excellent news. Life has lots of ups and downs. I read in this forum this morning about a family from England losing there little boy...then we get good news like this. There's always good news around the corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McNasty Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Glad to hear it, Thews. Continued thoughts and prayers for you and yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh B Tool Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Great news brudda. Tell her many are thinking of her. As a proud Papa of a 19 year old daughter I can't even fathom what you are going through. Prayers and karma to you and your baby girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thews40 Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 (edited) well, so far so good. if you don't mind my asking, how does a person donate bone marrow? Thanks again to all of you for the prayers. From what I've been told, a marrow transplant donor gives up the marrow in an operation where they take it out of the hip bones. You have to go under, but are usually home that night and back to normal in a few days. The best case scenario will be my son being a match. Once the marrow is donated, they just put it in the patient and it knows where to go, replacing the marrow that was there. When you take DNA from two parents and make some kids, the split changes everything. I was told a match from my immediate family was as great as looking through the database. I don't know what they look for, but finding a match is difficult (gets harder the more diverse the ethnic background is). Being a donor and having someone use you as a match is a long shot, so it's not like you'd have a 50% of matching someone eventually. If I could give up a little pain to save a life I'd do it without thinking... so would most of us. I don't know why they sorta make it hard to sign up? You actually have to look for a hospital's sponsored drive. McNasty/Chargerz... is this something that's done every six months or so? Edited December 20, 2007 by Thews40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polksalet Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 good deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonorator Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 great news. will be praying for your family thews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Prayers still coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Great news. Positive vibes still coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 I had no idea this was going on Thew. Good news. Do me a favor, PM me the donor list where we can sign up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big F'n Dave Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clubfoothead Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 I keep her in my thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chargerz Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 McNasty/Chargerz... is this something that's done every six months or so? The time interval for donor drives is specific to the institution. Continued prayers and good vibes coming your way!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Good news! All the best to her in her battle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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