Leukemia Free!

That's Right, the bone marrow results are finally in and Clifton B. Fincher is free and clear of leukemia in the bone marrow and peripheral blood.

The drs note to us said;

Doreene,
Good news! The bone marrow shows no residual leukemia. It took several days to generate the report because they did some special stains to be sure about the blasts.
I will suggest to Dr. Skarbnik and Michelle that maybe the Palliative Care/Pain Management team would be helpful to deal with the nausea.
The CT does show a left sided pneumonia which needs further treatment and evaluation before we can move ahead to the .
Dr. Snyder

This morning (Tuesday), when the doctor came in to talk with Clif, he told him he was very pleased with the results.  He also said, Clif you are basically back to where you were when we first met this past December.  His original illness is called Myelofibrosis (MF).

As we move forward, prayerfully ridding his body of the pneumonia swiftly, we look to transplant soon.  The MUD (matched unrelated donor) coordinator has been contacted and plans are being made.  

"By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures".  Proverbs 24:3

(in scripture, a house is frequently symbolic of the life of an individual)  With the above verse, I think of Clif and what has happened to his house and what is to come, being confident that something very beautiful is taking place,  prayerfully meant for this side of heaven.

Thank you again for your diligent and fervent prayers.