. Some of you (or most of you) may wonder what stem cell transplants and the stock market have in common--well quite a bit actually.First, I am going to give you some stock market tips. BUY stock in HAND SANITIZER (like Purell) and also ALCOHOL PREPS--why, because Stan and I use so many everyday--and there are thousnads of people like us, so the demand for these products will continue to be great. Also, BUY stock in CLAIROL--why,because with all the stress here ,it will take vast amounts of Clairol to get rid of all my grey hair.Like playing the stock market,getting a stem cell transplant is a risky, roller coaster business. You do your research, find a good investor/doctor,dedicate time and money and hope in your investment, follow the progress,try do to everything right, and hope for the best. Unfortunately,like the stock market, your company can crash with no warning (as any one can get Graft versus Host disease on day 99).So ,we hope we will keep our "upward trend" in Stan's health.
Today, his numbers still look good. The Doctors are watching his creatinine serum count (not an emergency) his counts are still in the normal range,but because Stan is on so many medications,they like the count to be low-normal---to make sure there is no damage to his kidneys. Good news--Stan is now off of the steroids and the extra antibiotic. His glucose levels have been good and we are hoping that we will only have to continue to monitor them for another week. We are anticipating getting a day "off" next Thursday--we will administer his treatment in the apartment and will not have to make the trip to the hospital.
Our next "big mile-marker" is on Day 30,which is September 13th. On that day, Stan has another bone marrow biopsy to see how many of the donor;s cells are in his marrow compared to how many of Stan's cells are still there. We are rooting for the donor!!!!
So, we hope you all have a great Labor Day Weekend.
We love you and miss you all,
Leslie and Stan
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