Mannequin
Brilliant_Rock
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I am just so thrilled after speaking with my mother last night, I have to share.
My uncle Brian, who has been battling non-Hodgkins lymphoma since I was in high school, was recently given a stem cell transplant with donor stem cells taken from my mom. This transplant was supposed to be his last chance at pulling through, as his cancer has been difficult to treat and he has been in and out of hospitals for years now. By all test results, he should have been dead ages ago, he was that bad off, but he kept hanging in there. He is strong in his faith and dedicated to his family, as he and my aunt have five children. He had too much to live for to just give up.
It''s been about a month since he was given my mom''s cells, and his doctors were just testing him this week to see what is going on. Not only is his bone marrow now 100% hers, but they told him that he is in remission! He can start going home on weekends now! He will be staying in Ann Arbor with the UM doctors a little longer for observation, but he seems to be a walking miracle. I am truly amazed! He still has to pass 100 days, but the rest of the journey seems to be smooth sailing from here.
My uncle Brian, who has been battling non-Hodgkins lymphoma since I was in high school, was recently given a stem cell transplant with donor stem cells taken from my mom. This transplant was supposed to be his last chance at pulling through, as his cancer has been difficult to treat and he has been in and out of hospitals for years now. By all test results, he should have been dead ages ago, he was that bad off, but he kept hanging in there. He is strong in his faith and dedicated to his family, as he and my aunt have five children. He had too much to live for to just give up.
It''s been about a month since he was given my mom''s cells, and his doctors were just testing him this week to see what is going on. Not only is his bone marrow now 100% hers, but they told him that he is in remission! He can start going home on weekends now! He will be staying in Ann Arbor with the UM doctors a little longer for observation, but he seems to be a walking miracle. I am truly amazed! He still has to pass 100 days, but the rest of the journey seems to be smooth sailing from here.
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