Today Seth is returning to the hospital today. He has a bone marrow aspirate and lumbar puncture on Wednesday to get results of the last round of Chemo. To refresh; the last round of Chemo was to be very intensified from what he was getting previously. This is normal protocol for relapsed AML. We expected his % of Leukemic cells to go down and hopefully achieve remission through this round. Unfortunately, it didn't go quite as well as we had hoped and his Leukemic cell count is 40%. Said bluntly, it didn't work like we expected. Seth is such a tough kid and is so strong and such a fighter, he is doing really well from watching him. He did not get an major infections and had no real bouts of vomiting.
So, now what? He will be hit even harder with Chemo this time around. Not necessarily the most comforting thought, but it is what is next to be done. Hopefully it will be strong enough to attack the Leukemia and get him into remission in order to proceed with the Bone Marrow Transplant.
We have greatly appreciated all the support we have received. We are planning some fundraisers in the very near future as there are continuing medical and other expenses mounting. We will post information about them as they get closer. You may also make donations to Seth on this blog through PayPal. Please continue to pray for him and his family....they are in need of the strength and the comfort prayer brings at this time! We love you all!
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