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99% – But Nothing For Granted

Good morning all, I’m up early as usual and felt the want to write with yesterday’s news. Without anymore delay… I had my bone marrow test yesterday morning and was very fortunate to get a call from my Doc in the afternoon. The word is that my white cells look really good, my “mean cell volume” (MCV – the size of my red cells/hemoglobin) is now normal which has not been the case for a long time, and the best news is there is no Leukemia visible in the early looks at my marrow!!

The most reliable test takes near 48 hours, as I understand it, but the preliminary look was good enough to have my Doc say that she is 99% confident that I am in Remission. Really great news to get yesterday afternoon. However, and you knew there was a “however”, we are 99% confident and my mind-set and strategy will not allow me to take anything for granted. I feel it’s safe to say that I can see Remission from my place on the path, but these last few steps could be the most tricky. I am hoping that I’ll be able to get in touch with the Lab this afternoon, thanks to some extra effort from my Mom, and thus get a more final word before the weekend and avoid the Monday waiting period. You can count on hearing from me the moment I hear from the Lab, which will hopefully be sometime this afternoon before you all start your weekend.

I’m really watching my step here, as the road could have surprises, and I’ll be in touch promptly after I hear from the Lab regarding our position on the “map”.

Have a great day and I’ll be back soon I’m sure.

Always…
Live Life. Love Life.

Geoff

 

That Magical Place – August 24, 2001 – 3:30 p.m.

Yes, the view from this place is magical, and while I’ve been here before I can tell you that I’ve never seen this place called Remission look quite like this. I have just talked with my Doc, who assures me that she, like me, doesn’t make confirmations unless she’s very comfortable with them. And she is prepared to make the confirmation that I have reached that beautiful place Remission.

We do have one final test left to receive which will happen on Monday, but at present my Doc is quite comfortable confirming my Remission status based on yesterday’s view of my marrow, my rising blood counts and all the other Positives that have been flowing my way over the past week.

So here we are, the road has been challenging, as tough a road as I have traveled after a meeting with Mo. But as with most things in life, the harder you work to get some where, the more rewarding the feeling once you’re there. And this is no different, more to the point, it is exactly like that.

I do feel that my heightened experience and Patient knowledge about the importance of reaching Remission definitely contributed to my focus on the destination and now that we are here, and that focus has been realized I’m planning to enjoy the moment, probably more than ever before.

I’ll leave it for here today, and will be in touch again soon to give you all the update on the next stage of this journey. Hope you have a great weekend, I’m sure I will. Back soon.

Always…
Live Life. Love Life.

Geoff

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