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

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

CAT scan and move

His scan yesterday went fine, he got to enjoy a tasty orange flavored barium drink.  We'll meet with his Dr. Friday morning to go over the results.
It's been a nice break in hospital stays and Dr.'s visits lately.  We are mostly enjoying the fall weather and slowly but surely packing up the house.  
One of Chris' friends in Austin has a friend, who used to work at the Texas Oncology location we will be going to, says his new Dr. is the best in the Austin area!  I have heard so many great things about Dr. Kampe and am looking forward to our first appointment with him on the 9th.
The movers are loading up our stuff on November 4th and we are planning on heading towards Texas that day.  
I can't wait to see Magnus!  He has figured out how to use Skype all by himself and calls us at will throughout the day to say hello and tell us about playing golf in the backyard.
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