Mary K, I feel SO much better! Thank you for being such an encouragement! It is funny, isn't it, how this situation makes each encouraging word worth so much? Today, the nurse hugged me when I walked in, and I nearly cried. I never was a huggy person, and these days, just that feeling that someone is trying to be supportive gives me boost after boost.
I do have two more children, Andrew, 17, and Julia 14. No, the doctor has not suggestd having them tested, and I have not mentioned it to them. She is very optimistic, and gives me good feelings about her optimism being based on something good and solid. Yes, James is stubborn, so we will ahve to see how this all pans out!!! :-) Renee --- In [email protected], "knottsm156" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Renee; > > Are you feeling better about James & his progress right now? I hope > so. I have thought about you today and wondered how everything > went. I am hoping he does not need a transplant either. Of course I > hope I never need to get a transplant! > > There are some new drugs in clinical trials that are looking good > and there is a lot of research going on. Does James have any > siblings and did the oncologist suggest getting them tested to see > if they are a match just in case? > > I think James would be better off taking less classes and taking it > easy at least right now. I am the mother of a 19 year old so that > is just my mom mode speaking. Just until all the side effects > stabilize. I love the negotiation that went on with the > oncologist. Hopefully he will see that it is better to go down to > 12 hours. Not much you can do though if he is stubborn! > > Mary K > Huntsville, AL > > > The hematologist/oncologist says that James' progress > > is exactly what she had hoped for, as far as his > > numbers, bloodwork, etc. His numbers show that the > > Gleevec is doing its job, meaning his body is > > responding, thank God. My prayer is that he will > > never need a bone marrow transplant. The doctor cannot > > promise that will never happen, but she is very > > optimistic, as the ongoing research is so very > > aggressive, he is young, etc. > > > > She is concerned, however, that his side effects are > > still a problem, and believes it could be thus for > > another month or two, which really frustrates him. > > Though she does have patients who do not suffer so, > > she has ones that, like James, feel as if they are > > down with a bad flu. She insists he drop from 18 > > hours of college classes down to 12. He insists right > > back he will only drop to 15. She made a very strong > > case for 12, but he is stubborn. I as Mommy have > > become "white noise," so I am going to ask two friends > > to whom James generally listens to intervene and talk > > to him, all the while praying that they will talk him > > around. I cannot UNDERSTAND where > > he gets this stubborness! My tendency is to blame his > > poor late father, who is not here to defend himself. > > :-) Sadly, if you who knew me well, you would > > suspect the TRUTH. :-) > > > > God bless you for keeping up with us, and GO PHILADELPHIA EAGLES-- > BEAT > > THOSE STEELERS! > > > > Renee ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> <font face=arial size=-1><a href="http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12kivd2ls/M=320369.6903863.7846592.1589681/D=grphealth/S=1705061628:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1124162620/A=2896112/R=0/SIG=1107idj9u/*http://www.thanksandgiving.com ">Give the gift of life to a sick child. Support St. Jude Children¿s Research Hospital</a>.</font> --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> New! Sign up for local CML support group meetings in your local community at http://cml.meetup.com Apply for Commercial Real Estate loans online and submit your deal to dozens of hungry lenders in just minutes. Loan programs for all types of business and commercial real estate. Apply anytime at http://realestatezoo.com CML (Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Support List) --------------------------------- Part Of CMLHope.Com An International Community Of CML Patients For more information: http://cmlhope.com Post Message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To No Mail/Web: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To Digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CML Group Web Site http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CML Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CML/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
