Note from Mike on 9/21 (Day 3)
Not much to report today (Wed).
Bonnie had transplant #2 (consisting of cord #3) Monday night at about 10:30p. As with the last transplant, the actual procedure was rather uneventful. Took all of 5 minutes.
She is in good spirits. Very bullish on this one. We keep chanting "third cord's a charm". Fevers and rash are largely under control right now. She is in pretty good shape going into this one, simply remarkable shape relative to all she has been through.
It is pretty much "wait and see" for the next 3-4 weeks to see how this one engrafts. Will keep people informed RE any news on that front, but we don't expect there to much to report (by design) until Day 21. (Clock was reset with new transplant, so it is now Day 3).
Isabel, Devon, and I are on a plane to MN as I write this. We'll be there for 6 days, until next Mon. Girls have literally been jumping up and down in excitement. So have Bonnie and I.
Bonnie recently got a "Hall Pass", and is allowed to walk the halls with a mask. Good thing, because she really has been getting stir crazy -- it's now roughly day 55 in the hospital.
Bonnie and I are just so overwhelmed by the event on Fri. A sincere thank you to all who attended or participated from afar. One way or another we will now be getting Bonnie on a private plane home in Dec -- in order to avoid exposure to infection on a commercial flight while she is still immuno-compromised. Special thank you's to Kelly, Alicia, and Charlie for organizing, preparing, MC'ing and hosting. We are humbled and so very grateful to these three amazing women, and to everyone who participated.
Will report back more in coming days from MN.
Best,
Mike
Bonnie had transplant #2 (consisting of cord #3) Monday night at about 10:30p. As with the last transplant, the actual procedure was rather uneventful. Took all of 5 minutes.
She is in good spirits. Very bullish on this one. We keep chanting "third cord's a charm". Fevers and rash are largely under control right now. She is in pretty good shape going into this one, simply remarkable shape relative to all she has been through.
It is pretty much "wait and see" for the next 3-4 weeks to see how this one engrafts. Will keep people informed RE any news on that front, but we don't expect there to much to report (by design) until Day 21. (Clock was reset with new transplant, so it is now Day 3).
Isabel, Devon, and I are on a plane to MN as I write this. We'll be there for 6 days, until next Mon. Girls have literally been jumping up and down in excitement. So have Bonnie and I.
Bonnie recently got a "Hall Pass", and is allowed to walk the halls with a mask. Good thing, because she really has been getting stir crazy -- it's now roughly day 55 in the hospital.
Bonnie and I are just so overwhelmed by the event on Fri. A sincere thank you to all who attended or participated from afar. One way or another we will now be getting Bonnie on a private plane home in Dec -- in order to avoid exposure to infection on a commercial flight while she is still immuno-compromised. Special thank you's to Kelly, Alicia, and Charlie for organizing, preparing, MC'ing and hosting. We are humbled and so very grateful to these three amazing women, and to everyone who participated.
Will report back more in coming days from MN.
Best,
Mike
posted by gbiddle616 at Wednesday, September 21, 2005
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