We had another great clinic visit today! Alex's counts were where they expected them to be, AND the doctors have contacted surgery to remove his Hickman line! In a few weeks, he will have those pesky tubes removed from his body, and another potential source of infection will be removed from the equation.
The doctors gave us a taper schedule for Alex's Tacrolimus, and said that as soon as the Hickman is out, and he is on the next taper down (starting next week), he can GO BACK TO SCHOOL!!!!
Wow, just wow - this is amazing news. Alex is excited and nervous about re-entry into school, as are his parents. This road has been so tough, and the isolation so hard, that the thought that we may be coming to the end of this treatment is surreal.
We were still on a "high" from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society "Mini Light the Night Walk" that was so generously put together for Alex the night before (pictures, and a separate post to follow tomorrow). So, this news was just the icing on the cake!
My heart is so full right now - my hope for a full recovery for our amazing warrior has not been this high in quite a while. I see the light at the end of the tunnel, and it is getting brighter!
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Great news! Will pray for his transition back into school. I'm so happy with you! xo
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