The Roller Coaster

Clif had a bone marrow aspiration earlier this week and the results came back with Leukemia in the marrow.  Yes, we are very sad and disappointed but we have great hope.

Dr Snyder, our oncologist and transplant doctor came in and shared the following;

Effective this Tuesday, 3/4/2014 Clif will begin a 7 day treatment of chemo on cytarabine and idarubicin and a trial drug called dasatinib.  The intent is to knock out or down the leukemia cells in the marrow.  The chemo's we are told have side effects like fatigue, diaarhea, nausea, abdominal pain, headache, fluid retention, muscle or joint pain, fever, infection and a slew of other possibilities.    The drug dasatinib when given in combination with the two above named chemotherapies will helps weaken the cells to allow the chemo to be more effective.

Clif will remain in the hospital through out the course of this treatment,  and recovery time will be at the hospital as well.  If the above treatment brings favorable results we will go to transplant.

Transplant could still happen at the end of the month of March, but could move into April.  God willing!

Please be praying that his body responds well.

"And do not be grieved, for the Joy of The Lord is your strength"  Nehemiah 8:10

Love and Blessings The Finchers!