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.
There is a donation page for organizations here: http://chriscranecancer.blogspot.com

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Dr tomorrow and maybe some days off!

I've been slacking a bit on these updates so I figure I'd squeeze one in before leaving for work today.

Chris has had the shots to boost his WBC levels everyday except today and also received his first out-patient dose of a chemo called vinicristine at the cancer center this past Thursday.
His counts are looking good and they will check them again tomorrow when he'll get another shot and we have an appointment with his doctor. If they keep looking good we may have Wednesday - Sunday off of shots before he goes back in the hospital on the 16th!

He's feeling pretty good lately since it's toward the end of this first cycle of chemo. He may even venture out of the house this week to go grocery shopping or even take in a movie! 

I'll update again in a few days. I started a google calendar for his appointments so it's easier for people to know when he's having what done but for some reason it's not sending invites to people I have it set up to share with. I'll work on that more later and post a link.

Uncle Jim and Uncle Patrick and Aunt Rosie - thanks for the cards!

No comments:

Post a Comment