Greetings from Unit 57
Today was a busy day for Sara.
I chronicled the days' events on our laptop at the hospital - twice.
Without my trusty sidekicks, Erin and Ali to help me transfer the text to the blog I have managed to lose both accounts of the festivities somewhere in the bowels of my computer or out there in cyberspace.
So here is the late night Coles Notes version:
- Sara tolerated the Total Body Irradiation that she received today very well
-the Stem Cell Transplant was scheduled for Feb 9th
-we were advised today that harvesting an adequate quantity of stem cells from the donor and making flight courier connections was taking a little longer than anticipated so the cells are not scheduled to arrive in Calgary until around 11:00 PM Feb 9th
-once the cells arrive they need to be prepared for transplant
-therefore, the actual transplant will not be undertaken until
the morning of Feb 10th
Sara is managing the side effects of the treatments well and is resting relatively comfortably.
She will continue receiving steroids, immunosuppressants and anti nausea medications throughout the day tomorrow in preparation for the transplant Feb 10th
We will provide you with a little more comprehensive update if the girls can retrieve it from wherever I sent it to !?!
Thanks for all of the e-mails expressing support for Sara and the rest of the family
Yours, forever technologically challenged
Kevin
(I included this photo to see if anyone was actually reading the text or just looking at the pictures - Sara in Morocco May 2008 )
Love the picture of Sara in Morocco Kev- and thanking you for the Coles note version of your day. I have been sitting here in -30 Saskatchewan weather and sending positive thoughts all day. We continue to pray for a successful transplant and for as few side effects as possible. We love you even though you are technically challenged (might have to look at taking lessons from your Auntie Judy -she's managed to make it onto Facebook!)
ReplyDeleteSending our love and strength to the girls as they stand by your side and sending Sara hugs and elbow rubs as she faces tomorrow and the days to come.
Love Susan, Trev, Sarah, Ethan and Megan.
ps- When Sara is on the mend and feeling like reading another letter I will send her some recent antics of Megan that include leaving the YMCA naked....sigh..... :)