Status Update

It has been a few weeks since I last updated, so I thought I'd let you know how things are going. I've taken the past couple of weeks to relax and try to do as many "normal life" things as possible. 

This past Monday, my blood counts were up high enough that I was able to come home! My counts recovered a couple of days earlier than expected, so coming home early was a very nice surprise. I'll be at home until next Sunday 3/20 when I have to head back to Seattle for treatment. I'll have a bone marrow biopsy on 3/21 to see how I've responded to the first round of G-CLAM, confirm my cytogenetics (genetic mutations), and to determine if I'm MRD (minimum residual disease) positive or negative (meaning there is some evidence of leukemia or no evidence of leukemia). The MRD positive or negative results will allow us to determine whether I can kick this thing with more chemo or if I need to go for the transplant now. I'll go into more detail on that in another post. 

For now, the good news is that I feel like my normal healthy self, which I feel pretty lucky to have experienced throughout most of my treatment so far. It has been nice being home and being able to walk the dogs and take Remi on stroller walks too. I've noticed that I can't carry Remi quite as far, but I can tell if that's because I'm not as strong, or if it's because she's put on a couple of LBs while I've been away and my mom strength hasn't caught back up. Either way, things are going well, and I'll have some more detailed updates to talk about later. Now to enjoy the sunny and 50 degree MT weather!