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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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Chris might come home tomorrow

The Dr. doing rounds yesterday told Chris he may get to come home tomorrow!  His oncologist will be there tomorrow to let us know for sure.  
To prepare I removed the plant from our room, sanitized the surfaces in the house, and washed the bedding.  I also got an air purifier for extra filtering clean fun since we are living in a new place and our roommates have a dog.  One of Chris' nurses also recommended that we dry our hands with paper towels at home instead of using a towel that every one uses.  
Chris felt pretty terrible from the chemo yesterday and vomited about 10 times over a span of  4 hours.  His nurse contacted the Dr. and they changed up his nausea medications to more frequent and higher doses.  He felt much better today!  
He has had visitors everyday since he's been in and various friends have also brought him food.  The hospital food there isn't that great and he can't order any food after 7 p.m.  It's so great to have family and friends around!!  
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