My dad was at the hospital with my mom and called me with some good news. The breathing tube they had in her was removed. Now she just has the little oxygen tube like most patients. She is also off the heavy sedation and is just resting in the hospital. The staff at City of Hope seems to be doing an amazing job. I'm sure it wasn't a pleasant experience for anyone, but they literally saved my mom's life (again).
Apparently her vocal chords were agitated during that whole process so she can't comfortably talk right now. So hold back on visits and phone calls for at least a couple days please. I also just want to say thank you to everyone who is reading this for their support. My mom has a lot of friends and family that love her. She wouldn't be the same without you guys.
We'll post another update tomorrow.
-Dylan
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Keep all your prayers coming for our sweet Margaret
Margaret enters Pier 344
Margaret's first day on the pier prior to setting sail on her chemo journey
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Margaret" s Ocean View
Margaret is using the ocean and a ship as her metaphor for beating the leukemia
Don't bring flowers....Margaret's Chemo Regime
INDUCTION OF REMISSION — The most common remission induction regimen includes cytarabine (cytosine arabinoside, Ara-C, or Cytosar), given continuously for seven days through an intravenous (IV) line. Daunorubicin (Daunomycin, Cerubidine, or Rubidomycin) is given in a single IV dose for the first three days of treatment. This is sometimes known as the "7+3" regimen. In some medical centers a variation of this regimen is used, in which daunorubicin is replaced by idarubicin, or cytarabine is given alone in much higher doses. Read more at:http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=blod_dis/2244
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