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Well the day is finally here, and we are officially going into isolation.  Not much to say really.  Yesterday they moved us up to the third floor and we brought all of our stuff with us.  The purpose there was … Continue reading →

Well OK it’s not my birthday anymore,  but I did have one.  I actually had two.  Admittedly this is not the way I had expected spending any birthday and especially not my 50th.  But truly it was as good as … Continue reading →

Well as is always a tradition here in Moscow, after patients get their stem cells back, there is a bit of a party.  It is the throwing of the ice that held our precious little cells for days until we … Continue reading →

Well the big day has finally come!  Today we get out stem cells back.  Now just one last time,  and I’ll give it a rest.  These are MY STEM CELLS!  They are not donor cells.  They are not baby or … Continue reading →

So Chemo is done and it’s time to move.  Literally move on up.  I checked the compass on my phone and it turns out we are actually on the south side of the building on the third floor.  I so … Continue reading →

So where the heck have I been for the last four days?!  Well I have been doing my chemo.  I fully intended to spend that time blogging.  Little did I know the little chemo drip machines do not have very … Continue reading →

After four days of steroids and twice daily stem cell stimulation shots, the big day was finally here.  It was Stem Cell Collection Day!  When we woke up, I looked outside my door and saw a machine sitting there ready … Continue reading →

After our day 7 infusion of steroids we had our pic line removed.  That was a huge relief let me tell you!  It really seemed to get in the way and was extremely itchy.  It was removed because they were … Continue reading →

Well here it is day three of stem cel stimulation and steroids.  We got our shots last night at 11 pm and 3 am.  Then the steroid jars came in at around 10 in the morning.  By 11 we were … Continue reading →

Now that I have been accepted for treatment, my body needs to get ready for what is coming.  The key to this treatment is the chemotherapy.  Chemotherapy will be used to kill off my immune system.  Not the entire immune … Continue reading →