Aloha friends-
Just wanted to give you an update. I met with my doctor yesterday at Stanford and apparently, i am still sick. At any rate they discussed the treatment with me in detail. I will be admitted today, for approximately one month. I will begin with a transfusion today, and will have many of them throughout. I will have a fairly "rigorous" chemo routine which will help target the bad cells. There is a good possibility I will have a Bone Marrow Transplant in the near future as well, my siblings will be tested to check for a match. After the month, I will continue coming in for chemo for another 7 months on a heavy dose of the treatment. From there they will continue with a monthly dose of chemo that is for maintenance, this will be for approximately 18 months. There will also be some radiation to my brain (i guess that blows any chance of attending classes at Stanford), to help treat the cancer and hopefully prevent its transition into my brain and spine. I feel with all of these things like I am in good hands. There is a good chance 90 % that it will remiss. The tricky part is if it returns at any time in the first few years, my chance of beating it again, is well, not great. But lets be honest, my odds of getting this were not high right? My odds of having back surgery were not good, and guess what, had that too. If there is one thing that can be said, I do not ever fit into the statistics.
So may i just say thank you. The emails, calls, and support have been such a great help. Thank you for your prayers, tears, and smiles. I know that in the next while they will continue to be needed and welcomed. May the Lord Bless you each in all the things you need in your life. I pray that you will feel the peace that I have been able too and that through this, and life, we all can learn and love.
Always,
Chad
PS- Please send pics if you have em, new, old, us, you, scenery, whatever, I love em!
Just wanted to give you an update. I met with my doctor yesterday at Stanford and apparently, i am still sick. At any rate they discussed the treatment with me in detail. I will be admitted today, for approximately one month. I will begin with a transfusion today, and will have many of them throughout. I will have a fairly "rigorous" chemo routine which will help target the bad cells. There is a good possibility I will have a Bone Marrow Transplant in the near future as well, my siblings will be tested to check for a match. After the month, I will continue coming in for chemo for another 7 months on a heavy dose of the treatment. From there they will continue with a monthly dose of chemo that is for maintenance, this will be for approximately 18 months. There will also be some radiation to my brain (i guess that blows any chance of attending classes at Stanford), to help treat the cancer and hopefully prevent its transition into my brain and spine. I feel with all of these things like I am in good hands. There is a good chance 90 % that it will remiss. The tricky part is if it returns at any time in the first few years, my chance of beating it again, is well, not great. But lets be honest, my odds of getting this were not high right? My odds of having back surgery were not good, and guess what, had that too. If there is one thing that can be said, I do not ever fit into the statistics.
So may i just say thank you. The emails, calls, and support have been such a great help. Thank you for your prayers, tears, and smiles. I know that in the next while they will continue to be needed and welcomed. May the Lord Bless you each in all the things you need in your life. I pray that you will feel the peace that I have been able too and that through this, and life, we all can learn and love.
Always,
Chad
PS- Please send pics if you have em, new, old, us, you, scenery, whatever, I love em!
