It's Day - 5 and I expect to get Clofarabine in around an hour. Unfortunately my liver functions have started to climb more quickly than I hoped, so the doctors are going to have to decide what to do with the planned chemo. The bloodwork I just had drawn a few minutes ago will help determine that. In the meantime, I continued to feel just a bit more tired but managed yet another pass last night, which is fantastic.
Today is the first of four days my brother receives GCSF, the growth factor that causes his bone marrow to overproduce stem-cells, to enable collection on the 11th. So I dedicate this posting to him for his continued effort to protect me from harm.
My brother is intelligent, hard-working and handsome. He has a photographic memory that always made me envious in high-school and university. He loves being a father to Jack and Davis and is a dedicated husband to Dana. We have always been good friends. He is a natural communicator and businessman. He loves animals, especially minature schnauzers, and is very compassionate. He takes on way more than he should but is successful. He tells stories and describes people in a way that always makes you bust a gut laughing. He loves Froot Loops and still holds three provincial swimming records set over 20 years ago. He has always protected me and would beat the crap out of anyone who tried to hurt me. Including leukemia. In a few days he'll donate his bone marrow again for me. I love him so much.
