Sorry for the confusion. I will try to clarify. Mary had a Platelets INFUSION. I have never heard of such a thing. Mary’s red cell count was down a little also so they have given her something to help them build back up. She is at home now.. Friday they will check her platelets to see where they are at. Then they will check then again on Monday. Today they were down to 3000. They have to get over 100,000 to even think of going on with more chemotherapy treatments. The doctor really wants here above 150,000 but will give a lighter dose of Chemotherapy if they are above 100,000. I want to thank everyone that has help Mary. I am feeling stranded and helpless being out of town. Please pray she recovers quickly.

Bob

2/28/07 Platelet Transfusion

Mary did not have to have the blood transfusion, she ended up having a platelet transfusion. She will be heading home from Swedish Medical Center today. Please pray that the platelet transfusion will give her enough time to build up her own white blood cell count.

2/28/07 Low White Cell Count

Mary received her blood count test results this morning. The results came back with her white blood count extremely low. She was taken to Swedish Medical Center and will be given a blood transfusion. We will update the blog when we get further information. Please pray that the transfusion will go well, and that Gods grace and love will sustain Mary at this time.

Today (2/6/07) Mary started her next round of therapy. To begin they took an MRI. The results are good. Very little evidence of what might be any tumor left. Considering how fast it had grown between surgeries, which were only a few weeks. Compared to now three months latter. It is good news. It’s not over yet. For three days she will have a four hour chemotherapy drip called BCNU. Along with five days of Temodar pills at night. They are also talking about introducing a BIO therapy into the treatment. This will be long term therapy on top of everything else they are doing. It is probably a three year therapy. The drug in question is Thalidomide. It is somewhat controversial. I am getting all the information I can on it. We need prayers about this treatment. We do have some options, but this is the oncologist’s first choice. Please keep praying, we need some guidance and peace about how to proceed. On a lighter note, looks like Mary can drive starting in April. (The six month rule of thumb deal).

God bless and thank you for you prayers and support.

I know it has been awhile since I updated this. Mary has had a short break from any kind of therapy. They have cut back on her medications which mean her body has to get used to it. She went from 8mg of steroids a day down to 1mg. She gets a little tired but as her body adjusts it will get better. This Tuesday (2/6/07) Mary will have and MRI to she where she is at. It has been over 2 months since the last one. This is the first chance to get a clean picture since her last surgery. Also Tuesday she will begin three days of chemotherapy IV drip, four hours each day. Along with Chemotherapy pills each night for five days. Wednesday they will do a lung capacity test to be sure of her health in going forward with different treatments. We continually are blessed by all of you and your support. A card in the mail here, a call there, they are all very encouraging. I will update this will the results from the MRI. Thank you all and God bless you abundantly.