With all praise to God, I arrived safely and in time to be with Mom when her treatment starts. Stasi met me at the San Jose Airport and was able to get us both back to the hospital in a timely fashion. What a great sister!
Mom will begin her ATG tonight. ATG is a form of chemotherapy designed to kill the T cells that are attacking Mom's white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets. At present, Mom's T cells think that her blood is a foreign body and are working overtime to do away with them. Treatment is set to go for five consecutive days for six hours each day. The ATG treatment is scheduled to begin around 11:00 PM and ending around 5:00 AM each day. The last treatment is due to end on Monday, June 2nd.
Currently, all the prep work is being done to get Mom started is the next thirty minutes. Mom would like to sleep through as much of this treatment as possible so arrangements have been made to help her do just that. Stasi and I are planning to be with Mom each night through her treatment and catch up on our sleep when we can during the day. We will also be doing the leg work to secure Mom another apartment to use while in out patient care or find a hotel that will meet her and Dad's needs in the next coming months.
It is a privilege and honor to be here at Stanford Hospital with our mother. We thank God for any and all time we have to spend with our precious mother...who at this time has the giggles for some strange reason. It is always delightful when joy is found in "unpleasant" circumstances. God is so good.
I plan to post again in the morning to let you know how Mom did with her first treatment. Thank you again for your prayers. ~ Tamy
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