More than enough stem cells from William to Colleen
We found out Monday that Colleen got "11.7" parts per million (I think that is what they said) of stem cells from William in her bone marrow transplant. She needed a minimum of "2.0", so she got abundance from her HERO BROTHER. And additionally, the doctors got MORE and were able to freeze some, which means if anything doesn't go according to plan for Colleen, then she can have this again at a later date and big brothers won't have to endure the donation process again. There is also an increased risk to Colleen for FUTURE cancer from having gone through CHEMO THERAPY, so then the stem cells will be there in a freezer for her if that were to happen. OR if William matches someone else, then we could donate those cells to that individual as well. And of course, the frozen cells match WILLIAM and BRANDON, in addition to Colleen, so FREEZER CELLS are all in all a very good thing for everyone.
Please continue to pray for Colleen and our family. We fully expect her to receive PLATELETS today, as her level was 51 Monday, and below 50 she will get platelets. She was eating chicken nuggets for lunch on Monday from Wendy's and a plain hamburger for supper also from Wendy's. There are specific guidelines for obtaining food for her, and the Wendy's in the hospital knows exactly what it means when we order for a BMT patient. So, we have to happily stand around and wait a few minutes, because Colleen's order will be prepared fresh. She may NOT have frostys or fountain drinks or salads or the fruit salads, etc. But she can have the freshly made PLAIN hamburger (no lettuce/tomato/anything on it) and then the small packages of ketchup only. She can have fries too, but those went untouched, probably due to her sore mouth. She is still getting the IV foods, and if she is eating even a little bit, that will keep her digestive tract working well. Just a little bit of ANYTHING is great, doesn't have to be a lot. So mom and dad are very pleased that she is eating and drinking a little bit.
Mom (Susan)
Please continue to pray for Colleen and our family. We fully expect her to receive PLATELETS today, as her level was 51 Monday, and below 50 she will get platelets. She was eating chicken nuggets for lunch on Monday from Wendy's and a plain hamburger for supper also from Wendy's. There are specific guidelines for obtaining food for her, and the Wendy's in the hospital knows exactly what it means when we order for a BMT patient. So, we have to happily stand around and wait a few minutes, because Colleen's order will be prepared fresh. She may NOT have frostys or fountain drinks or salads or the fruit salads, etc. But she can have the freshly made PLAIN hamburger (no lettuce/tomato/anything on it) and then the small packages of ketchup only. She can have fries too, but those went untouched, probably due to her sore mouth. She is still getting the IV foods, and if she is eating even a little bit, that will keep her digestive tract working well. Just a little bit of ANYTHING is great, doesn't have to be a lot. So mom and dad are very pleased that she is eating and drinking a little bit.
Mom (Susan)
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