The transplant team set a number we had to reach in order for us to begin chemo safely… and I’m happy to report that Jer crushed it! He is not ‘back to normal’, but with much hope and positive thoughts, my Dad’s liver levels have came down enough for us to begin the transplant process. Hiiiigh-five (in a Borat accent)!
On Tuesday, my Dad had the test dose of chemo. This round of chemo is different then the others as he will be taking different chemotherapeutic agents, which are both (yes, 2 different drugs), quite aggressive. The test dose is done to make sure the amount of drug administered is the correct dose for my Dad’s height, weight, and condition. He had blood drawn every hour, for 7 hours once the drug had been administered to see how his body was reacting and metabolizing the drug.
Today my Dad started one of the chemo drugs (this one was not tested, as it isn’t as sensitive). This drug will be used for all 5 days of chemo, and tomorrow, the second chemo drug will be added and piggyback the first drug for the remaining 4 days of chemo.
Today is a BIG DAY in the Team Jerry world. Today, my Uncle Don bravely donated his stem cells! My Dad and Kelly went down to visit him during this process, and told me that Don was looking great, feeling great in spite of the fatigue, and he said it didn’t hurt one bit!
Stem cell donation is a completely self less act, and we are so appreciative and incredibly thankful that my Uncle has agreed to participate in this process.
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