Carol's AML Pages:  Best of "Spam"
Volume #3

Overview

8/7/04 Update:  I relapsed March 12, 2004, so here's a new set of e-mails & dates:

    3/12/04  Relapse discovered at monthly visit to oncologist
    3/13/04 -  Induction chemotherapy, new Hickman catheter, another round of E Coli sepsis, fungus in lung, etc
    4/16/04  Discharged from hospital (35 days)

    5/3/04 - 5/10/04  Work Up 'Week' prior to cord blood transplant (outpatient)
    5/11/04  Admitted to Fairview-University Medical Center -- Day -7
    5/18/04  Cord blood cell transplant -- Day 0
    5/28/04  Discharged from hospital -- Day 10

    6/17/04  21-day biopsy result show 91% engraftment inboth marrow and blood -- Day 21, results given on Day 29
    6/18/04  - 7/2/04  Emergency room admission back to FUMC with acute Graft vs Host Disease of skin & gut -- Days 30 -

(This file covers the following dates and events:)
    7/1??04   Relapse of leukemia, WBC >> 30,000 plus blasts in marrow
    7/09/04  Update from Planet Pred
    8/03/04  Natural Killer Cell transfusion with IL2 injection; clinical trial Dr.Jeffrey Miller PI (day 0)
    8/6/04    2nd injection of IL2
    8/7/04     Day off from any treatment


  (8/7/04)

Hi, all
   Iam still at the hoospital recovering very slowly from the neuronal assault
of the drugs and GVHD.  I miss you allterribly and hope to be home in a few weeks.

Love and hugs and namaste,
Carol


FLASH! A.M. Update Planet Pred/ Equipment Failure (Day , uh, 52?) (7/9/04)

MUST BE BRIEF -- LAPTOP AILING DUE TO ALIEN UPGRADES (WIRELESS ETHERNET CARD, DEAD BATTERY, HOT FLASHES, WINDOZE ...)o  HAVE FULL REPORT PREPAED, WILL TRANSCRIBE LATTER WHEN !@#$%^ EQUIPMENT WORKING.

WELL HERE, MUCH NEWS AND SHARING

NAMASTE,
CAROL

Updated August 7, 2004 / CA_AML_Emails3.html / e-mail comments to Carol Albright:  calbright@visi.com