More Chemo

The blood counts continue dropping so Ray will be receiving transfusions tomorrow morning.

His Amarillo Dr. is in contact with the Dr. that will be doing the transplant at Bethesda. We were disappointed to hear what we heard today: the leukemia has to be back in remission before a transplant can be done. What that means is, 3-6 cycles (months) of chemo here before he goes to Bethesda. The Dr. feels confident the leukemia will go back into remission again, just not sure how many treatments will be required. This chemo, so they tell us will be easier to handle than what he's had in the past.

We are somewhat stunned with this news. We were hoping that in 6 months Ray would be well on his way recovering after the transplant. The Dr. told us in April that "none of this happens fast." We're learning what that means.

The Dr. will be calling in a few days to let us know when he'll begin the chemo.

Love you all,
Kim