I was Chris' wife/caregiver & this is the medical blog I wrote during his treatment. Short history: dx in July 2010, no initial bone marrow involvement, did 5 rounds hyper-cvad protocol. Found out he is in relapse/refractory status with involvement in his chest, spleen, inguinal & throat lymph nodes, bone marrow, spine & brain in January 2011 when we went to MD Anderson for treatment. The two different rounds of chemo Chris got at MDA could not put him in remission; he died of leukemia/lymphoma on March 18th, 2011, an astonishing and horrific 8 months after his diagnosis.
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

update part II

Ok so we went to see the Dr. who is a surgeon and only had general info for us. Chris has lymphoblastic lymphoma and will be starting chemotherapy/radiation soon. We have an appointment tomorrow afternoon to see the oncologist who will have more info for us.

I just wanted to say thank you to all of our friends and family. The thoughts/words/prayers are very much appreciated and we will ask for help if we need it.

It's a very treatable type of cancer and we are optimistic about the outcome. I'll keep updating on here as we know things. It's an easy way to get the word out since I don't have much time to spend on the phone and it is painful for Chris to talk and he sounds like Christian Bale in Dark Knight when he does talk. 

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