Chugging along with recovery :-)

Kancho is two months post transplant now and has been resting to allow his body to recover. He continues to go to the local clinic weekly for blood count checks and growth hormone shots to stimulate white blood cell development. His counts remain low, but he is being monitored regularly to provide early detection of infections, etc. We traveled to see Kancho's mom and sister in Virginia last weekend where Kancho's sister threw a surprise BBQ on 5/8/10 to celebrate his recovery process. Relatives and childhood friends attended and were able to lay eyes on Kancho for the first time since diagnosis in Jan 09. Kancho and his sister Fran were also able to meet up with their half brother Frank which they are re-establishing a relationship with. On mother's day we went out with the family where Grandma beamed with delight showing off her grand kids!

Kancho has his next PET scan on 5/18/10 followed by an appointment with his local oncologist on 5/19/10 to translate the results. We will still be headed to UNC hospitals on 6/3/10 to meet with his bone marrow transplant oncologist to review the scan, discuss prognosis, and schedule the next PET scan cycle. We hope this post finds you healthy and eager for the summer to begin. Thanks again for your continued support and prayers as we will not be freed from this process for quite some time. I will post again in June following the PET scan and UNC hospital appointment.

God Bless,

Ali, Kancho and Kylee