Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Shifting the Atmosphere

Doing Homework in Clinic
Mireya has had a couple of really good appointments.  Her counts are fluctuating between good and very impressive.  She's been placed on a schedule to wean her off the immunosuppresion meds.  This has us a little concerned because it seems so early.  It wasn't until after she was taken of her Tac earlier this year that we began to see the rapid decline in her counts.  With the GSCF we see her counts soar across the board and recently without the GSCF, her counts are holding in a good place.  Our Medical Team is approaching this weaning process very cautiously. The biggest concern is graft failure or Graft vs. Host Disease (GVHD). With this new train of thought, we realize having her on immunosupression meds for the longer duration may have hindered her early on as opposed to help her because the suppression meds not only suppressed her cells but also suppressed Jalen's.  When she was taken off completely, Jalen's remaining cells were decimated by hers.  We're hoping as we dial back the suppression meds that Jalen's will continue to have a foothold and flourish without opposition.  It appears to be working because the last two chimerism tests showed a decrease in Reya's cells.  Thank you Lord!

Reya continues to enjoy her afternoon classes with her teacher.  I met with the school this week to put an IEP in place for Mireya.  That is a very involved process.  Fortunately that document can be amended and modified as needed, but I'm happy with what we have in place.  Mrs. Saum introduced the "Monkey" to Mireya's class along with some pictures of Reya.  The class sent her a really awesome picture in return.  Mireya was so happy to see all her future friends and classmates holding and huddled around her Monkey.  She giggled with excitement. #priceless

We're very thankful for Mireya's progress over the last week.  Thank you for your continued thoughts and prayers.  We believe our praise, prayers and worship have created a shift in the atmosphere and everything we stand in need of, God will provide.

2 comments:

  1. Yay! Yay! Happy Happy! I gave an age appropriate summary to my 7 year old daughter (Aaliyah) and her response was the above statement. I thought it said it all!

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  2. Aww so sweet...thank you Aaliyah we are very Happy Happy!!!

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