Julie has been in now for 13 days. Her white blood cell count on 6/9 was 2200, on 6/10 @ 700 on 6/11 under 100. As of yesterday, the count was going back up, and was around 500. She is still very uncomfortable: the chemo is really taking it’s toll on her body; it’s very hard to keep any food down, but she’s trying hard. With any luck, the counts will keep climbing and by tomorrow she’ll see a good jump. All of this is expected, and part of the plan, it’s important to know that. The high-dose chemotherapy is designed to zero out the immune system in order that the stem cells can jump start her new immunity; so as hard as that is, it’s the way the process works. I can’t tell you much more than that; it’s a waiting game at this point. Not sure when we’ll get her home at this point. I’ll keep you posted! Thanks again for all the good wishes, prayers and support! Julie does appreciate it very much!
Dear Rick,
Thanks for the update. Sounds like everything is going as expected and will get better from here!!