Category: leukemia
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Wait, what? In search of a bone marrow donor…
After meeting with Dr. Loren at UPenn in March for a bone marrow transplant consultation, we got instructions to get George’s sister tested to see if she is a match for George. Jasmine, the HLA typing Coordinator, sent a test kit out to Liliane and, after searching high and low for an establishment that would…
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Consolidation Chemo – round 2
As requested by Dr. Ghimire’s office, George started his second round of chemotherapy on Thursday, the day after his lumbar puncture. This was going to be a different experience from his induction chemo and his last round of chemo, both of which were administered while he was hospitalized. This time, his chemo will be administered…
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This Is Spinal Tap
Two days after getting his bone marrow biopsy, George was back at UPenn for a lumbar puncture. The traffic was hell going into the University City area, but I’m starting to think that is just the norm. There is SO much there – The University of Pennsylvania, the hospitals, the research centers, CHOP (Children’s Hospital…
Diagnosis: Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). A Journey 