Time Is Tight

Julie Eastman
Hello everyone. Just a quick update.
Mike’s new bone marrow has grafted and his blood counts have come up nicely. He is moving forward everyday. He feels generally weak and has some days when he can’t get out of bed and other days when he can walk down the hall to have a shower. The [...]

Julie Eastman
Well, the worst is behind Mike now. He had a pretty rough eight days but is feeling much better now. He can sit up and talk which is an improvement. He has the first stages of engraphment which is excellent. We are told there can still be up and down times, but he has [...]

Julie Eastman
Hello everyone. Well, the transplant is done. Wow!! Mike received the stem cells on Wednesday Sept 25th at about 6:00. It took about an hour to infuse them and that was it. Now we wait about two weeks for the stem cells to find their way to the bone cavity and make new blood. [...]

These photos are from the Pacific Grove triathalon where Deb Woodcock swam, biked and ran on behalf of the Leukemia and Lymphoma (L&L) Society, which is dedicated to curing blood-related cancers and to improving the quality of day-today life for patients and their families.

Julie Eastman
Hello everyone. Mike checked into hospital today. Not quite like checking into a hotel, which we would much rather be doing. Anyhow, chemo starts tomorrow for three days, followed by radiation for three more. On the last day of radiation he gets his new marrow, and then we wait. It takes about three [...]