Loving Taylor

Happy Monday to all. As many of you know, today was a big day for Taylor. We had Taylor's 2nd bone marrow aspiration to determine if the first round of chemotherapy worked. Before going in today, I was under the impression that we would walk out of the clinic knowing exactly where we stand.....that is not the case!! There are 2 pieces to the puzzle...the first piece ended with GREAT news....she is in partial remission (YEAH!!!). The second part of the puzzle is still to be determined. With Taylor's risk category of AML being Intermediate, there is a need to send her bone marrow out to the Mayo Clinic for further testing. This is the piece of the puzzle we are still waiting to hear back on. We should know the results by the end of this week or early next week. With this being said....we did receive GREAT news today and will celebrate this victory. Once we get the "final" results in, we will have a better overall picture of how she is responding!!!

The bone marrow aspiration went well and she is doing well. She is having a little pain at the site but hanging in there. I haven't given her any pain medication yet...we will see how she is doing at bedtime.

We are going back into the hospital on Wednesday for the start of Round 2. At this time, she will also have a lumbar puncture to check for any leukemia in her spine/brain. She will receive a dose of chemotherapy in the spin as a precaution (this is the same treatment protocol as round 1). She will also being getting 8 days of chemotherapy through her central line on Wednesday. This round/block of treatment should last another 4 -6 weeks and then out for our 2nd break!!

The girls are so happy being back home together...it is so hard thinking about packing up again and going back into the hospital. Taylor is already telling me she "wont' go!!" Many of you have asked about visitors...we should be up and running for visitors starting on Thursday. Wednesday is going to be a long day - lumbar puncture, Echo cardiogram, EKG, and chemo..... I am planning on going back to work on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Feel free to visit during the day (I just might not be there). Family will be staying with Taylor while I am gone.

I will post again on Wednesday after we get settled in. Thank you all for your prayers this past week...it worked!! She is off to a GREAT start after round 1.

Love
Kristen