Archive for February, 2010

home to Boston, daughter in remission

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

My daughter is in remission from AML type M4.   She is coming off a ventilator she's been on for 38 days now, in an ICU in California.  I'm leaving tomorrow after six weeks out with her.  That's good – I miss being home, I miss my family in MA.  I am so glad my daughter [...]

visually healthy bone marrow…

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Not something you hope to have to hope for…   My daughter has visually more healthy bone marrow than she had 36 days ago when she came into the hospital in crisis.   She has at least managed to knock the cancer back and rebuild a bone marrow that is not diseased.  More detailed tests will [...]

matter of the lungs

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

I've been willing my daughter to breathe for the last 24 days.  She came down with leukemia.   Acute, dangerous and sudden leukemia that tried very hard to kill her.  Right now she is on an oscillating ventilator, with two chest tubes, daily dialysis, and a wall of IVs you would have to see to believe.  [...]

doug munsinger

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