They harvested 5.9 million total stem cells in two days. Nice job! They told us some people it takes 5-9 days, not Dale! Just two days for the harvest. Now, though, the pain has definitely set in. His bones have been overworked and are painful. He is tired and in pain, but encouraged. Such a roller coaster of emotions for surviving this whole experience. He had several spontaneous visitors and loves that, so keep on coming because the time will come when, since people breathe, he will need to tighten the doors of isolation as the immune system vanishes. Wednesday, 2B begins so he has a few days home to recuperate from the harvesting process. In several months after all of the A & B sessions, they will begin his bone marrow transfer and give his own stem cells back.
School was a crazy day, but in its own way, fun. I love my job, the people I work with, the students, and their high school mentality!
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