6th
It worked!
For the first time, Justin’s bloodwork came back showing an increase in his white blood cell count! This is good news, because it shows his doctors that the transplanted cells are doing their job. His new immune system is working! His skin was beginning to look a little better yesterday, and he was telling us that his mouth pain was a little less. We wondered at how this was possible, because his white blood cell (wbc) count was still at .2, which is basically nothing. Today, his wbc count came in at a whopping .4! His skin looks much improved, even from yesterday. His mouth still hurts, but he seems to be less itchy. As if to prove me wrong on that point, Justin is scratching right now, but…
This is big news! Justin’s doctor was very excited this morning. She says she usually expects this kind of progress around the 14th day post-transplant. Justin is on day 11! We had every confidence that Justin would be amazing through this, and this is the proof. Thank you so much for your thoughts and prayers! Keep it up! You’re helping!
xoxo,
Holly
