Stem Cell Treatment #4
July 18th, 2009
Stem Cell Treatment #4 is complete and again everything went well. Ella gets her port put in while she is in her room then goes to the stem cell room for her cells along with the sodium chloride to help with the itching from the steroid that goes in ahead of the stem cells. Don said the last treatment took an hour and 40 min. because she gets an extra IV bag to help with that nasty itching. No fever once again so that means those cells get to do their thing and will continue to grow and help Ella in every way:) It is hard to believe that she only has two more treatments and then they will be on their way back home!
There was a birthday celebration for one of the moms last night so everyone enjoyed cake in the commons. Don said Ella really liked the cake! On Sunday Don and Ella are joining some others and making a trip to Century Park so that should be a good outing for them.
They don’t have the whole weekend off as Ella is having therapy on Saturday morning because she had Friday off. She better lavish those days off in China because I cannot wait to get my hands on her and start our therapy routine once she gets back home, so I don’t think she will be getting any full days off as the neurologist stresses the importance of lots and lots of therapy to help those stem cells continue to grow. As soon as she gets home ( the very next day) we are taking her to get re-fitted for her AFO’s as she has outgrown the current ones and they help her so much in standing that it is important we get new ones to continue on with her standing therapy.
So that is it for now. Until next time, have a great weekend!
Tanya
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1. marcia | July 18th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
Hi Don,Tanya & Kids
It was So Great to See and Talk to Don and Ella on Friday night. Your doinging a great job and your both looking good. I hope that the box of goods get there soon!!!
Just to let you know that Derek and Spencer thought that was
Soooo Cool to be able to talk and see you both.
Hope that you have a great outing and everything keeps going good for you all!!!
Our thoughts and Prayers continue to be with you All!!
Love
Karl,Marcia,Derek,Spencer
2. Robyn Dodson | July 20th, 2009 at 7:19 am
Hey Tanya, It has been a while since I have had a chance to catch up on the blog. It sounds like things are just going wonderfully and I am so glad we have such wonderful technology that you are able to participate in the journey with them. I have a feeling she is saving her really great moments of improvement for when she is together with her mama and whole family so you can all celebrate together. Thank you for taking the time to keep us all informed. You are an amazing family. Continued Prayers, Robyn
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