Jack's birthday was Sunday, and we had a big shin-dig at the new house! It was a lot of fun, and great to have the family over to celebrate with Jack. We were all SO happy that Jack got to spend his birthday at home!!
The transplant schedule has changed just a bit. We have learned that Jack's donor is too small to be able to donate stem cells, so she will be donating marrow instead. Thankfully, she is still willing to donate. This means that Jack's transplant schedule has been pushed back a bit, so that they can make sure they get enough marrow from his donor. He will now check back in to Mayo on May 7th, start induction chemo on the 8th, and have his transplant on the 15th. He is also expected to be in the hospital a bit longer (4-6 weeks) because bone marrow takes longer to en-graft (find it's way to Jack's marrow and start producing cells).
Jack had one last bone marrow biopsy today, and as long as this one comes back clear, this schedule shouldn't change too much. His blood counts have been climbing- without blood, platelets or shots- and he has been feeling well. The nurses we see continue to comment on the positivity they see from Jack and anyone associated with him. His attitude is contagious :)
The golf tournament was a big success a few weeks ago- thank you to everyone who came out or helped out! Lots of fun was had by all!
Next up on our schedule is the Stem Cell/Marrow Registration drive, May 12th, at San Tan Flat in Queen Creek, AZ. We will be there from 11-5, swabbing cheeks to add people to the registry. Jack was lucky to find a donor from the National Marrow registry (only about half of patients that need transplants actually get one), so we are hoping to provide matches for the many patients that may not be so lucky. If you are interested in coming, you will get a free hamburger for signing up! If you aren't in the area or can't make it that weekend, you can always sign up to be on the national marrow registry at bethematch.org.
I think that's about it for now!
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