Blackwell Brothers Bone Marrow Transplant: DOT -4

Saturday, January 14, 2012

DOT -4

We are back at the apartment and today went well. (let's keep our fingers crossed it continues that way). No reaction to any of the meds today! They are great about giving me preventitive meds. They said some chills could be expected tonight.

My appetite is good but I am being very cautions. (Only want to enjoy everything one time, haha.) Laura, John, and I are here watching football then grilled some burgers (well done that is). I can tell now all the meds are starting to work. My strength has dropped a good bit from last night.

A few more days of chemo then the big day comes! John seems to doing well with some bone pain soon after the shots and then it goes away some.

This whole process is just amazing to see. It blows my mind everything I think that I will soon have johns immune system! God is Good!

Thanks for all the well wishs and prayers!

1 comment:

FCBJanuary 15, 2012 at 3:37 AM
Go Burns. I recall a lemon shark that you and I were close to back in the day.and all I recall is your words,"ha shark I've been through a lot, your not getting me!". Your the man. FCB
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This is our blog to share the journey of a stem cell transplant between two brothers. Burns, who was diagnosed with CGD at age 2, and has been fighting the disease ever since. Burns needed at stem cell transplant in order to cure his illness. His older brother John, was recently tested by Dr. Rebecca Buckley, Burns' doctor since age two, and is a perfect stem cell donor match. With many prayers and advances in medicine, a bone marrow transplant is now an option for a "cure".

Here is where we begin our journey. Laura, Burns' wife, and Burns will be moving to Durham, January 1oth to be close to Duke. The blog will be updated by Laura, Burns, Derry (Burns & John Mom) John and Eliza (John's wife).