Hello and sorry to everyone for the delay in delivering news of Gloria!
We are back in Dayton, recovering at home from the most recent bout of chemo. Round 3 went relatively routinely, although Mom was having some issues with the clinical trial drug (Sorafenib), but the docs readjusted the treatment and she is now on a lower dose. So far, things are progressing similarly as last time. Mom is entering the nadir - her white cell counts are down and her hemoglobin and platelets will follow - but she is in good spirits and looks really good. In fact, we are all enjoying her new hair-do, all gray and short and bad-ass. Karen and Rebecca think she looks like G.I. Jane, but Karen renamed her G.I. Agnes, due to the gray. The Team is back together again, with Rebecca back in Dayton, and we are all enjoying the beautiful fall colors and the warm weather of Indian Summer. This weather feels perfect for ushering in Gloria's birthday, which is this Thursday, October 25, and she has been demanding a cake of some sort. Karen is scheming and will no doubt provide the perfect treat to celebrate the start of Gloria's xx year (a lady never tells).
We are all wishing for a swift and infection-free recovery and thank you all for your continued support and love.
xoxoxo,
Rebecca, Karen, Sidney, and Gloria
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Yet another change of plans...
Sometimes the best laid plans go awry. Living with leukemia teaches you that.
Mom had been looking forward to having a few more weeks of what passes for normalcy and freedom, but it looks as if she will be back at The James early Thursday for another 5-day round of consolidation chemotherapy. The bone marrow transplant has been delayed until after the middle of November, and her oncologists are afraid that she will go out of remission if she waits that long for more treatment, which would be a disaster. We were not prepared to hear this, but know this is the best option. So, we will hunker down for another month of rest while her counts drop and then recover. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers. We'll keep you posted, and will try our best to keep her laughing.
Much love,
Karen, Rebecca, Sidney, and Gloria
Mom had been looking forward to having a few more weeks of what passes for normalcy and freedom, but it looks as if she will be back at The James early Thursday for another 5-day round of consolidation chemotherapy. The bone marrow transplant has been delayed until after the middle of November, and her oncologists are afraid that she will go out of remission if she waits that long for more treatment, which would be a disaster. We were not prepared to hear this, but know this is the best option. So, we will hunker down for another month of rest while her counts drop and then recover. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers. We'll keep you posted, and will try our best to keep her laughing.
Much love,
Karen, Rebecca, Sidney, and Gloria
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