Anne gets to go home

Just got off the phone with Anne and she is scheduled to go home tomorrow (Saturday) in the early afternoon. She can't wait and she says she is already picturing herself feeling the fabric on her couch and savoring the feel of her own bed and covers. There have been some changes in her current protocol as the blood work numbers and bone marrow assessment show that she is not in remission. What is being proposed is her returning to the hospital a week from Monday to start another round of chemo adding a drug that is more potent then before. In order to proceed to the bone marrow transplant stage she has to go into full remission first. The week she is home will be devoted to her gaining weight and gathering her strength to sustain her through the next round. She wants everyone to know that it is not an uncommon occurrence not achieving full remission on the first round of chemo and she is prepared to move to the new plan. She will need to lay low the week at home and will have to avoid being exposed to illness. If she gets any elevation in temperature she will have to return to the hospital. So with that in mind she is asking everyone to be understanding if she is unavailable for visits or frequent phone conversations. Please refer to the blog as she will have more opportunity to utilize it at home.

Thanks for all the continued support.......Dennis