Today Ryan got a bag of Meghan's stem cells at 1 pm and another at 5 pm. Simply an IV infusion just like any other IV fluid or transfusion. But these are the precious cells that will rebuild his marrow and minimize the chances of his leukemia recurring.
Swim, little cells, swim. Find a new home. Grow and grow!!
The nurses say that about Day 11 we'll start to see a "bump" up in Ryan's WBCs that tells us the cells have "engrafted" - that they have found their way to his marrow and are actively growing and replacing his marrow.
Full of gratitude for living in a place and time where this is possible, and for Meghan who shared her cells.
Meghan is uncomfortable with all the expressions of gratitude and admiration for her sacrifice on Ryan's behalf. She sees it simply as something that needed to be done and is glad that there was a match for him and that she could do this for him.
Yet it was uncomfortable for her (she has lousy veins!!!) and we are grateful for her lack of hesitation and for her cells.
Home to Albany to finish Halloween costumes and be a mom to my younger daughters.
---Barb
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