Better each day

Well Mom, Dad and Blake had a consultation with the Dr. today and they tell them that everything is going along well and mom can go home soon. The platelet levels are holding and climbing on their own now and they are now waiting for the "Neutraphil" cells to kick in so that she can go home for a while. The Neutraphil cells are the ones that fight infection and she needs those before they will let her out. They say that once the start they come back relatively quickly. Once she is home they will schedule 3 to 4 additional chemo treatments of about 6 days each in the hospital. Mom's Dr. has given them a really good prognosis for a good quality of life for many years. With the subsequent treatments they may have even eradicated the Leukemia all together. We will all keep our fingers crossed and keep the prayers coming. On the down side she is starting to lose her hair much more now and Dad says it has thinned out about 50-60%. This is the only emotional part of this whole process that has been difficult for Mom to deal with. But she is a trooper and this too she will overcome. You can email Mom at the hospital buy loggin on to the hospital website at http://www.ldshospital.org/ If you scroll down on the left hand side there is a place to click "email a patient" and it will let you send her a short message. She would love to hear from you. Keep praying and much love to all.