June Update
Last week we enjoyed a nice (but cold!) week camping, which was a relaxing break from the flow of work and appointments. This week has us back to reality, with labs on Monday morning and an appointment with Dr. A in the afternoon. Mom felt pretty good after she and Dad talked to the doctor and were able to discuss the stem cell collection process plans. Dr. A says he is happy with Mom’s bloodwork results that had come in at the time of the appointment. He also said that although the Lambda cells are increasing, they are still within “normal range” and aren’t increasing exponentially. His plan is to collect the stem cells from Mom while she’s pretty healthy and cryo-freeze them for the future if a transplant is needed. He reassured Mom that this procedure is fairly straightforward and not painful. Mom is nervous about the catheter that will be put into her neck for the retrieval procedure. The doctor assured her that if she needs it, he can prescribe meds to lessen her anxiet...