Back in for another round

Seems the donor isn't scheduled for a physical until next week, and we won't know anything for certain until after that happens. The donor needs a physical to make sure he's fit enough that it won't be a risk for him to donate. Assuming he passes, it will then take a couple of weeks to schedule everything.

So with the April 12 date up in the air, the decision was made to finish the round of high-dose chemo she was set to receive. She'll receive four intravenous doses of cytarabine between now and Sunday, which requires the administration of eye drops every three hours, and a shot of asparaginase on Sunday. Then they'll give her daily shots of G-CSF to stimulate white cell production. We'll probably be in for three weeks, and with any luck will get a few days at home before the transplant. Hopefully this will knock back her leukemia a bit from where it was a couple of weeks ago. We just have to pray that she doesn't get a fungal infection or something else that might compromise her ability to survive the transplant.

Mina Brigitta was very cute at the hospital tonight, pushing her stroller all over the hallway and talking to everyone. She can be kind of shy, especially when she's not feeling well, so this is fun to see. It's also nice that she doesn't associate this place with horrible things. She seems to be quite in her element here, which is a good thing because we'll be spending a lot of time here over the next few months.