Greetings from a hotel near the Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals. We arrived last night and checked in to a hotel. (Our name had not been placed on the waiting list for Hope Lodge, thus the hotel.)
Don has been faithfully giving himself the neupogen shots since Friday to stimulate stem cell growth. Early this morning we showed up at the Seidman Cancer Center and the central catheter was placed in Don's chest. He had to lay on his back on a table for a little over an hour and his hips were hurting very badly throughout the procedure. But he got through it and we came back to the hotel to rest. Back to Seidman again at 5:30 for a different kind of shot. Don has been feeling quite nauseous all day and his hip is still hurting. Finally, at about 7:00 this evening, he has begun to get some relief and was able to eat a little bit.
Tomorrow morning we have to be at the Donor Center at 7:30 a.m. and they will begin the stem cell collection. Please pray that all would go well and they will be able to collect a significant amount of stem cells. It is unusual to get enough in one day, but it has happened. Please pray that Don will get some longer lasting relief from the pain in his hip and the nausea.
Thank you for your prayers. Please continue to hold us up before the Lord, dear family and friends. Reality about what Don will have to go through this week and then staring May 7th for the actual transplant is hitting us hard.
Much love, Marcie and Don
Praying for you guys.
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