Sorry I have negleted you.....

Well, so much has been happening the past couple of days and I have been remiss in keeping you all updated. Let's see, on last Thursday's clinic visit we were given the go ahead to start the stem cell collection much to our surprise(it was about a week ahead of schedule). We went in on Friday, one of Jason's CVC lines were clogged so we had to wait for Infusion Therapy to come and shoot some medicine in it and declot it. After that it was smooth sailing. He was hooked up to the machine about 5 hours on Friday, 5 on Saturday, and 5 on Monday. They collected a total of 12.7 million stem cells and they only wanted 12 million. WOHOO go Jason, go Jason...So now we are waiting to get our final consultation with the Apheresis Department (people who collected J's cells). We will see if he needs a transfusion of potassium, magnesium, or anything else. That should be it for this week. Our Transplant coordinator is going to talk to Dr. Nieto to see what other test J needs to have before we proceed to the HDC. We should start these next week sometime. Its awesome to finally be getting a move on. Now, the benefit is 2 DAYS AWAY!!!!AhHH, hence the reason I havent updated this. Everything is coming together nicely or chaotically whichever you prefer. Remember to RSVP we want to have food and a chair for you. You can pay for tickets at the door! There is fabulous stuff up for grabs, come on out and show your support for Jason!!! OH yeah, if you are in Austin, once this one is finish we will be turning our efforts toward you guys! Prayers Welcomed! Kimmy