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WHO Started Stem Cell Harvesting Today??
WHO Started Stem Cell Harvesting Today??
A. Barbara Walters
B. Serry
C. Kirk Cameron
To all of you who guessed B - you're right!!!! :) Serry is RIGHT NOW getting her stem cells harvested... she's snug as a bug in a rug in the hospital. Basically, her blood is passed through a machine that is able to separate the cells that are needed and store those, then deposit the rest of the blood back into her body. I believe that all of her blood will be passed through the machine five times for each harvest session. They're also trying to collect more at a time for this go-round... because she wasn't able to give as much as they wanted last time. One of the coolest (or should I say warmest?) things, in my opinion, is that they're able to keep the blood warm while it's out of the body! Serry's staying toasty!
Here's a quick view of her CD34 numbers (The ones they needed to start the harvest)...
Thursday - 2
Friday - 5
Saturday - 7
Sunday - 20!
WOOT! Remember that she had to get to TEN for them to start.
Now they're trying to harvest 10 more of the stem cells (I know, we're counting so many things!). She had 3.13 from the previous harvest. I'll keep you updated as I learn where her next counts are going. For now... keep thinking HIGH and FAST. :)
Thanks!
3 comments:
PRAISE GOD! What wonderful news!
Hey Serry!
Well, this all sounds like good news. I hope that things continue to go well for you, and that you are doing OK. Maybe you even got to watch the Superbowl... if you are into that... I am ambiguous about that, but hey... Continued prayers for you and your progress, of course. Cheers from Portland!
wow Serry that is really awsome news!! Way to go girl. Keep up the good work you are amazing. Take care Love Judy M.
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