Easter Update

The past two weeks have been busy for mom with lots of tests and meetings. Thankfully Tanya has been able to go with her, as it is a lot of information to take in and keep straight!
On Monday mom received another blood transfusion, which made her feel a bit better. Monday she also had the bone marrow biopsy done. It is a painful procedure where the doctor extracts bone marrow out of her bone in order to test it. Since it is taken from within the bone itself, only the area around the bone can be frozen. Thankfully this test is done and hopefully it won't need to be done again for a while.
On Wednesday the results from this biopsy came back and we were thankful to hear that the leukemia has not returned, which is what they were looking for. Her levels are slowly dropping to the point where it would return, but Lord willing the transplant will be done before this happens.
Mom also met with an infectious disease specialist this week. He went over the things to look out for as well as explained the vaccinations she will be receiving. She will need to start all over with her vaccinations once the transplant is finished. She will receive all the vaccinations an infant would receive.
As of now we are still on track for her to be admitted to Juravinski hospital on April 12th to begin the procedure.
This weekend mom has no scheduled appointments and we hope to spend some family time together celebrating Easter and a few birthdays! Mom is excited to have some time off and a bit of a break.
We again thank you for your continued prayers and thoughts. Have a blessed Easter!

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Chris! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Chris from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade -kept in heaven for you." 1 Peter 1:3-4