Last night I had my first bad dream about Dad's leukemia.
I don't remember a lot of it, but I remember that something went wrong with a blood transfusion, or the bone marrow transplant, something like that, and that Dad was in trouble.
I shouldn't be worried about blood transfusions, because since he got sick, he's had more pints of blood poured into him than anyone I know, and it's always been fine.
However, the bone marrow transplant is the unknown. He's been through chemo before, he's been through blood transfusions before; but it's frightening to think about the transplant. I guess I've been thinking about it more lately.
When I woke up, I was relieved, because I realized that it was a dream and that he hadn't gone through the transplant yet. I'm still worried about it, but some of the hard part is already over (with finding that Uncle Ed is a donor match).
It's strange to think about his brothers giving him bone marrow. Uncle Ed is Dad's big brother, and Uncle Dave is Dad's little brother, so they each related to him in different ways as children. Those two were probably the closest to him when they were kids, and I know that now they would still do anything for him. (Any of us would, but Chelle and I are out, as far as marrow donation is concerned.)
I know that Dad is one stubborn dude, and he's giving it all he's got. (And that's a lot.) He is a Sherman, after all.
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My friend Susan went had a bone marrow transplant for leukemia almost two years ago. They found out one of her two sisters was a match and she flew down from Toronto. Her sister was there for about 8 hours while they drew her blood and then Susan received the bone marrow over 45 minutes through an IV. It seemed so easy, although I know there is a lot that goes into it. She's been through a lot, but it's been two years and she's doing great. Your dad is a very strong guy and he has his family with him, he'll get through this.
That's so great that your uncle is a match. Even though there are still so many unknowns, at least one of the biggest hurdles (finding a donor) is out of the way. Morgan's right, your dad is tough, and he's got a lot of people rooting for him.
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