Stage two: The first transplant is almost complete. Plans for the second transplant are starting to materialize. The second transplant involves taking stem cells from a stranger and mixing them with my own. The new stem cells will hopefully recognize my remaining cancer cells as bad guys and destroy them.
The donor that has been selected and lives somewhere in Europe. That’s all I know about him/her. That person is going to a hospital around October 10/11 where they will have their stem cells extracted. A courier will hand carry the fresh stem cells from Europe to Seattle where I’ll be waiting in the hospital to have them infused into my bone marrow.
After that, I’ll be on lots of new medication to try to reduce the possibility that my body will show resistance to the new stem cells. The possible complications can be pretty serious but chances are, I’ll sail through without difficulty. Who knows, if my donor is from Norway, I may be able to speak Norwegian when this is over.
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