Tag: health
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Day +10 and +11
When I walked into the hospital room Monday afternoon, I was shocked to see George working! He looked exhausted and was ready to knock off for the day, after somehow putting in 8 hours. He moved from the makeshift work station to his bed and I sat in a chair near by. I gave him […]
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A New Week Begins
Today is Monday and last Friday, George finished up his injections of Vidaza. He is still taking the Venclexta pills for another week, though. We are both glad we won’t have to drive to Camden every day anymore….but are we fooling ourselves? Today, George has a follow up appointment with Dr. Ghimire and then as […]
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The Leg
Everything was going well until January 12, the second to last day of chemo. George awoke during the night to what he thought was the world’s worst Charlie horse. He couldn’t get any relief at all and for the next two weeks, the pain in his leg was the absolute bane of his existence. He […]
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Biopsy = Diagnosis
On Monday, January 3 George finally underwent his bone marrow biopsy. They took him down to intervention radiology for the procedure. George was so happy about that because normally, the procedure is done bedside with just a local anesthesia. He got to have his done while sedated, which means he didn’t feel a thing! The […]
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Happy New Year in the Hospital
George was admitted to the hospital on December 30, which was a Thursday. He was told by the attending oncologist that like his doctors, they suspected leukemia. A bone marrow biopsy would be needed to make an official diagnosis. Unfortunately, since it was the New Year holiday weekend and the lab would be closed all […]
Diagnosis: Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). A Journey 