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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Friday, October 8, 2010

today's counts are up!

A quick note before I head to the hospital for a few hours before work.
The numbers are good today!  The only counts that are down are his hemoglobin and platelets so he'll be getting some blood today. 
BUT his WBC count is the highest it's been in 3 weeks!  And his absolute neutrophils are getting higher instead of lower like they have been!  
His Dr. made a joke yesterday about having the nurses raise his bed up when they take his blood, to get his levels higher, ha!
All good news and hopefully his counts will continue to climb!
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