Blogs about: Cord Blood
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Day +12: Resting
(from Lisa) Hi Everybody, Things are fine here — the tests done over the past few days to check for blood clots, impaired heart function, and fluid in the lungs indicate that all is well. It … more »
Lifegraft: Notes on a Stem Cell Transplant
Bubble Boy Miracle
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Marrecca Fiore wrote 1 week ago: A 9-month-old boy suffering from “bubble boy” disease has been moved from pediatric ICU … more »
Day +12: Resting
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RK wrote 3 weeks ago: (from Lisa) Hi Everybody, Things are fine here — the tests done over the past few days to che … more »
Day +9: Holding Steady
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RK wrote 3 weeks ago: From Lisa: Hi Everybody, Managing side effects has continued to be a challenge, but Roger is mor … more »
Day 6 Update
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RK wrote 3 weeks ago: It’s Sunday evening Seattle time, six days since I got my new cells. At this point in the t … more »
Stem cells infused, and the waiting begins
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RK wrote 1 month ago: (Update from Lisa) Roger got two units of umbilical cord stem cells late in the day on June 16. … more »
Total Body Irradiation
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RK wrote 1 month ago: It’s Saturday evening in Seattle. I’m three-quarters of the way through my course of … more »
Here we go
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RK wrote 1 month ago: It’s Monday evening in Seattle, the skies are clearing after a long rainy spell, and I’ … more »
Transplant Schedule Firming Up
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RK wrote 1 month ago: Barring any unanticipated delays, I’ll start the conditioning regimen for my myeloablative st … more »
Transplant Date Set (Tentatively) for Early June
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RK wrote 1 month ago: Lisa and I met with my key doctors today. Although results of several tests from last week’ … more »
Stem Cells in Breast Milk!
Rachel wrote 2 months ago: If you read pregnancy magazines, you’ve heard about stem cells which are typically harvested f … more »
Readings from other sources, and a quick update
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RK wrote 3 months ago: Here’s an interesting article from Discover Magazine about a remarkable guy who tackled PH+ A … more »
Needles and Hope
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RK wrote 3 months ago: My Hyper CVAD chemo is now scheduled to start early Saturday morning, March 29. I hope they will … more »
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
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RK wrote 3 months ago: During the past four months, I’ve grown accustomed/resigned to having CML. But now, the as … more »
Hurry up and wait
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RK wrote 4 months ago: One of the more frustrating aspects of the whole leukemia thing can be uncertainty and apparent del … more »
Shipping Out to Seattle
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RK wrote 4 months ago: Dr. R e-mailed me this afternoon that Hutchinson has located cord bloods that are appropriately mat … more »
Cord Blood
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RK wrote 4 months ago: I spoke with Dr. R (at Hutchinson in Seattle) today. Although there were initially 18 potential ma … more »
More cord blood coupons
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Tom wrote 1 year ago: I have the latest round of cord blood coupons available. These are good for $150 savings through the … more »
Should you finance your baby's cord blood?
Administrator wrote 4 months ago: Because of the high cost, many expectant parents wonder if they should finance banking their baby … more »
What do you do if your cord blood bank closes?
Administrator wrote 4 months ago: Because it is such a new industry and cord blood storage is such a long-term investment, many expect … more »
