Hickman Line & Progress

Well as you see from the photo they have placed the Hickman (corrected term) Line which will be used from here on out to both harvest and transplant the stem cells and also to administer the final two chemo treatments. Although her neck is not that excited, her poor arms are happy that it should be quite a while until the last IV!

The update for today is that her stem cell counts have thankfully jumped up quite a bit in the last 24 hours and they are hopeful that tomorrow the counts will be sufficient to harvest. If they are not, then the next step will be to take a stronger medicine to mobilize the stubborn cells. If she is in a position to harvest, they will also administer the first of the last two chemo treatments tomorrow as well. So, we are praying that the current stem cell mobilization meds will work and she can get on with the harvesting and last two chemo treatments.

She is doing great and her spirits are high as she continues to thrive off of all out your messages, thoughts and prayers.  We are in a constant state of thankfulness for all of your support and this journey would not be the same without each one of you. 

That’s it for today and we will let you know tomorrow as soon as we hear anything.

Mike

“Well, this proves it. I am stubborn to the (bone marrow) core!” Kim