Well, Ed had his Rituxan yesterday at Dr. Menco's office and after reading the PET scan from Tuesday, it appears that the chemos have done their job. Dr. Menco says that Ed is cancer-free from all indications on the scan. Such good news!! We still need to go forward with the stem cell transplant because of the almost-certain rate of return that is characteristic of mantle-cell, but he has nice clean stem cells to harvest and that means he has a good chance of re-building a brand new clean immune system that will be strong and healthy. It's been a long haul, but seems like everything is beginning to pay off and Ed will be going into the stem cell procedure with the best possible chance of success! A big plus that helps lessen the anxiety of the days ahead at UCLA.
Tyler graduated from high school yesterday and that was a proud moment. Life does keep moving forward and good things happen even in the face of struggles.
I hope you all have a struggle-free weekend filled with good things! I'll update you next week when we start the process at UCLA!
Liz
That's great news, Ed & Liz. Keep those positive energies going as you continue your medical journey. I'm so happy for you both
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