On Tuesday, Dr. Nguyen, dad's hematologist/oncologist, his primary blood cancer doctor, came in at about 3:00 pm to do a bone marrow biopsy. This was done also initially back on May 12th to find out the type of leukemia my dad had. The procedure was done in his room and really will be the first step to finding out if the chemo has kicked the cancer's a**! All the faithful prayer warriors are praying that this test will show us a result of remission, which means his body is now producing new white blood cells that are cancer free. My mom reported that the biopsy went really smoothly, and really only took about 20 minutes for Dr. Nguyen to complete. They should hear back on the results of this biopsy on Friday, so keep those prayers coming!
In other news, dad has been given antibiotics to help fight off any infections. He has also had such low numbers of blood platelets that he received a platelet transfusion on Monday. (Thank you to anyone who donates blood and platelets! My dad and many others are truly being saved by your generosity!) Dad's spirit is pretty good, considering this is day 13 in the hospital. He fights through completing physical therapy, although most days he is so tired that he really doesn't want to. Please continue to visit this site, comment, and send love and prayer my dad's way! I know its working.
We love you all! Nicole and Jenny
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