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Update on Annette

Today I’m feeling much better about Annette’s situation. Not that things aren’t very serious, but I’m really pleased with the care she’s getting at KUMed. I think she is as well. The doctors are telling her she has the AML type of leukemia, but that they think they’ve caught it early and they think it’s confined to the bone marrow.

She’s been scanned and gone over every which way these past few days as the doctors check to make sure there isn’t any other cancer anywhere. So far every test has come back clean. They’ve also been completely checking out every organ system before they start Annette on chemotherapy. Everyone seems very upbeat about her long term prognosis, although it’s going to be a tough year ahead.

The kids will be going to Nebraska to stay with their grandparents and will be enrolled in school there for now. They are telling Annette that even when she gets out of the hospital in about six weeks, she won’t be up to caring for two small children – not to mention the bugs and germs kids bring home from daycare and school. That’s going to be really hard on her. When I spoke to her today that was the one thing she got emotional about.

I was also very interested to hear that the docs at KU are convinced she never had Lupus or COPD – I’m not sure, however, what they think has been going on though. I was interested to hear they’d been in asking a lot of family history questions so sounds like they were looking at the role of genetics – but there isn’t anyone else in the family with the same issues.

At any rate, it sounds like they’re on top of things. They’ve also been talking to Annette about how to talk to the kids about what’s going on, which I was very happy about.

I haven’t yet been able to see her, but I have an immunologist and allergist appointment at KUMed on Wednesday – so when I’m finished I’m hoping to be able to visit.

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Care said…
I'm glad the outlook for your friend is a little more positive. I will add her to my prayer list.

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