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

Monday, September 27, 2010

counts low, next round postponed

Chris' counts are still low, too low to start his next round of chemo.  So he will be getting the daily GM-CSF shots to boost his white blood cell levels all week.  They will check his blood levels again on Friday and hopefully he can start round 4 next Monday, October 4th.
Magnus left with Grandma this morning for his return to Texas.  They are going to stop and visit with Aunt Nancy and Kathy on their way thru Dallas.  And extra thank you again to them for their generous gift to us!  The truck repairs ended up costing about the exact amount, what luck!  
It was a time wonderful beyond words to have our little boy visit us for a bit.  Mary is doing such an amazing job taking care of him! 
Here is one of the photos I took of Magnus yesterday for our upcoming seasonal cards:

He looked at the pictures on my computer this morning and found the back with the hat and decorations and led me outside to re-create the "set" again.  He is far too cute.  

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