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We are a go for tomorrow. My donor has passed all of HIS tests. Yes my donor is a male. He us from the US and is 24 years old. I will be receiving his bone marrow and my blood type will most definitely change from my B- to his O+

Currently that is all the information I am allowed to have.

I am ever so thankful for my donor and his willingness to save my life. Because of him joining the bone marrow registry through www.bethematch.org I have this opportunity to have my life changed forever.

Please if you haven’t done so yet go to the website and join today. You are just as important in beating leukemia as the chemo that they give and the doctors we pay.

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Good news is that unless I spike a fever my cough is not concerning. Also my biopsy only showed 1% blasts so I am good there. They have not heard that my donor hasn’t passed his screening so we are fully a go!

And we did get clarification that I am getting marrow and not stem cells. We also learned that I will most likely be sent into early metoupause but I still can look into doing embryo adoption down the road.

The future may seem to be scary but it is bright and full of life. 3 months from now I will be ready to take on the world. 10 days from now I will be reborn and start my journey towards being cured.

Please if you haven’t yet, take the time to visit www.bethematch.org and register as a donor. You can save a life. Everyone deserves their chance at getting cured but it can only happen with your help.

Don’t let Hollywood scare you out of it. It is not as dramatic as they make it appear. So please register. There are so many out there waiting for their match.

Have a wonderful St. Patty’s Day!17350012_10212057596852380_3584935643383882843_o

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Day – 6

Day -6 is nearly done. Today Jennifer received two rounds of bone targeted radiation. Each round lasts about 2-3 hours since they do her body in sections. The goal with this clinical trial radiation is to protect her organs while receiving large doses of radiation. She will do the same tomorrow and Friday.

Jen’s companies of back pain from the first round for having to lay so still for so long. The second round they increased the amount of meds to help her relax and it was very helpful. She is however experiencing some nausea from the procedures.

This evening the plan to give Jen something to help her sleep. She has been having some problems staying asleep for the last couple weeks. With radiation starting at 630 am, hopefully she dozes early tonight.

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I am in the midst of packing for Columbus. I have really pushed this off the past 2 weeks.

I have gone from big pile of clothes on my bed to folded piles on the floor.

Now mom wants me to weed out the clothes for the hospital and the ones I will have at the hotel…….ummmm ya easier said than done.

I’m so screwed

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Waiting For Applause

Today while at the Hematology Clinic waiting on the pharmacy to send up my meds we here a huge round of applause and cheers.

Those cheers were from the staff at the James as one patient did there last round of Chemo today.

I hope in the days to come I get to ring the bell they have up on the floors and get those cheers as I finish my last day of chemo. And then maybe again when I finish with my Transplant stay.

So many mixed emotions running through me as we head into tomorrow. And tomorrow isn’t even a huge deal. All that is happening is being admitted and doing a dry run of my radiation to make sure they have the right markers and set up for my treatment for the next few days.

But tomorrow also marks one week until I get the life saving bone marrow from a complete stranger I have come to call family. I do not have the words to express my gratitude to him right now. I may never have those words, but I know deep down I will always owe my life to him.

Keep me in your prayers as this next week will be a bumpy rocky and scary road.

Have a great week! Keep your heads up. Monday is almost over and tomorrow is a new day!