The past week Beth spent a lot of time at the hospital. She had another bone marrow biopsy, received what is known as an IVIg injection (infection fighting antibodies), and went through a heart and lung test (everything looks great!!).
On Friday, we received word that one of the donors said "YES!" and is ready to give the marrow to Beth. We may never know who this person is but we are extremely grateful!! This means Beth will be admitted to the hospital on December 17th to begin transplant preparation which includes about a week of chemotherapy-radiation. The donor is scheduled to give her (we do know the donor is female) on December 27th which means Beth's transplant will begin within 48 hours.
Next week she has a dental exam. This appears to be only possible obstacle to the transplant schedule. Beth's wisdom teeth & gum area is swollen and painful (not healing due to low blood counts). If the dentist thinks the wisdom teeth have to come out, then the transplant would be delayed for about a week (assuming the donor agrees to the delay).
Prayers:
- For COMPLETE healing ... miraculous and God-glorifying.
- For Beth to stay infection-free and her white & platelet count to increase.
- For no "wisdom teeth" delays.
- For our friend, Edwin, who just received a transplant last week.
- For our friend, John, who is recovering from Fanconi-related head & neck cancer.
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