Leukemia is a pain in the butt, or, a bit of a "detour" for Margie

Ok, so I'm editorializing todays title. Margies had a bit of a set back and I'll explain as best I can and maybe she'll pick it up
where I left off. Also, check out the comment posted by Susie on Margies last post as her comment explains some of this also.

Spoke with Cathy this morning and she explained that from last weeks bone marrow biopsy, they found leukemia cells.
That means that she's not in remission and if she's not in remission they won't do a transplant. BUT, the good news is that
the bad cells were found in "patches". So, sometime next week I think, they'll be doing a procedure that involves attaching radiation to antibodies (from a mouse!? huh?) and then the antibodies "find" the bad cells and get-em'.

I don't even pretend to know how in the world that all works.

So, then she's in isolation five to ten days (!) due to the fact that she'll be all aglow with radiation and there are some crappy side effects, then they'll schedule the transplant again. (once they do another bone marrow biopsy and determine that they got the leukemia cells)

Obviously, I need more information but in the meantime, I'm working putting a couple of links on the site for you that explains the antibodies function and what the procedure is.

I'm sure Margie and Robert are frustrated and upset as we can only imagine the roller coaster they have to endure. But as Susie points out in her comment, they are a positive, healthy people in a world class facility and completely dialed into the best care. I must also point out that when I was there over the weekend, once again I was witness to a level of grace that was a privilege to be around.

God speed.

-K