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Good news for my wife?

Journal by Gaaark

My wife's white cell count has stopped doubling (she thought it was going to be at 60 from 30, but it's only at 45.... So, good news in a way...the next test in 3 months should show better? the progress.

Here's hoping it levels out and just becomes chronic and steady.
Fingers crossed.

 

Reply to: Re:Thanks

    (Score: 2) by RS3 on Monday May 20 2019, @03:50AM

    by RS3 (6367) on Monday May 20 2019, @03:50AM (#845401)

    Yeah, you just don't know what can pop up in life. I visited a car show today and one guy I chatted with said he lost his wife a year ago, which is very sad. He said she had a disease, different from your wife, but something that normally gets identified and you can live many years with treatment, if not cured. Well, she had been having vague symptoms, this and that, bottom line- they had never done enough tests to find the actual disease, and when she got sick enough to go to an ER, they identified the disease and she passed away 2 days later. Her white cell count was over 600,000 - 4,500 to 11,000 being normal range.

    Many hospitals have special programs for housing for family of people who need treatment. It's not always well advertised- you might want to call St. Mary's, ask for a "nurse navigator" or "care / treatment coordinator" and ask about local family housing programs. They might even know people who would let you stay for free. And they may be willing to get her started on one of the treatments and continue it in your home area. No harm in calling and asking.

    I'm in USA. One of those surveys I linked put University of Pennsylvania Hospital at the top for cancer care. I'm not sure how Canada / USA health payments work...

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