I haven’t been around at all, since Hans was finally re-admitted to PMH Tuesday before last,
for re-induction chemo. He had one or two days with pre-chemo tests, then they asked him if he wanted to participate in a small treatment study,
where Gleevec is give for three days, then along with 7 days of I.V. chemo, and then the Gleevec continues afterward, I think. I will have to check on how long he will take that. So far in this study, participants have had a much higher remission rate than with just the usual re-induction chemo for AML. Since the leukemia had not progressed to his blood again yet he was feeling very good, looking good, and started from a much stronger place. They let him go home for the long weekend, and he started treatment last Monday. So far, so good! He is up and dressed everyday, strolls the halls, goes up to the rooftop garden, sits in the patient lounge to watch the big TV instead of always watching the small one in his room. He even went down to the Tim Horton’s in the lobby yesterday to get a dutchie. Since there were no people around, being Saturday (the place is like a ghost town on weekends!) he was not afraid of catching anything. Now that his white cells are plummeting, he won’t be able to leave for awhile.
Hugs to you all,
Esme
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